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Trends and Factors Associated with Under-5 Mortality in Northwest Nigeria (2008–2018)

Annals of Global Health
Volume 88 (2022): Issue 1
By: Osita K. Ezeh,  Anastasia O. Odumegwu,  Gladys H. Oforkansi,  Uchechukwu D. Abada,  Felix A. Ogbo,  Piwuna C. Goson,  Tanko Ishaya and  Kingsley E. Agho  
Open Access
|Jul 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3564 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
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Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 28, 2021
Accepted on: Jun 12, 2022
Published on: Jul 5, 2022
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
under-5 mortality,
northwest,
Nigeria,
mortality rate,
child mortality,
geopolitical zone

© 2022 Osita K. Ezeh, Anastasia O. Odumegwu, Gladys H. Oforkansi, Uchechukwu D. Abada, Felix A. Ogbo, Piwuna C. Goson, Tanko Ishaya, Kingsley E. Agho, published by Ubiquity Press
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