Mortality

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Research conducted by: RAND Health; RAND Labor and Population

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Krizis smertnosti v rossii: alkogolism, zabolevacmost i ukhudshenie zdravookhraneiia: (Russia's Mortality Crisis: Drinking, Disease, and Deteriorating Health Care) — Jan 1, 2002

The Dangers of Smoke Haze: Mortality in Malaysia from Indonesian Forest Fires — Jan 1, 2002

Russia's Mortality Crisis: Drinking, Disease, and Deteriorating Health Care — Jan 1, 2001

Authors conclude that many unfavorable current demographic trends are the continuation of long-term patterns, in some cases aggravated by economic stagnation and stress from recent social and political changes in Russian society.

Infant Mortality and Economic Development — Jan 1, 1990

Infant mortality rates appear to depend more on the priorities of developing countries than on pure economic development. As additional factors are studied, efforts should be made to increase women’s education and improve public health conditions.

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