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Infant mortality and birth rates
(1994-12)
It has been suggested that decreasing infant
mortality is a prerequisite for decreasing birth
rates and the experience in several countries
shows that decreasing infant mortality rates
are indeed followed by declining ...
Infant mortality and birth rates
(1994-12)
It has been suggested that decreasing infant
mortality is a prerequisite for decreasing birth
rates and the experience in several countries
shows that decreasing infant mortality rates
are indeed followed by declining ...
Infant Mortality in Costa Rica: Explaining the Recent Decline
(1986)
Costa Rica has undergone a dramatic reduction in its infant mortality rate from 68 per 1,000 live
births in 1970 to 20 per 1,000 in 1980. In the present study, changes during this century,
mortality differentials, and ...
Infant Mortality in Costa Rica: Explaining the Recent Decline
(1986)
Costa Rica has undergone a dramatic reduction in its infant mortality rate from 68 per 1,000 live
births in 1970 to 20 per 1,000 in 1980. In the present study, changes during this century,
mortality differentials, and ...
Radial growth patterns associated with tree mortality in Nothofagus pumilio forest
(Molecular Diversity Preservation International, 2019-06)
Tree mortality is a key process in forest dynamics. Despite decades of effort to understand this process, many uncertainties remain. South American broadleaf species are particularly under-represented in global studies on ...
Hydraulic dysfunction due to root-exposure-initiated water stress is responsible for the mortality of Salix gordejevii shrubs on the windward slopes of active sand dunes
(Springer, 2020-11)
Aims: Sand-fixing shrub Salix gordejevii plays an important role in sand dune stabilization but often shows severe decline and mortality on the windward slopes of active dunes. The objective of this study was to explore ...
Physiological responses of Brazilian amphibians to an enzootic infection of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
(Inter-research, 2016-01-13)
Pathophysiological effects of clinical chytridiomycosis in amphibians include disorders of cutaneous osmoregulation and disruption of the ability to rehydrate, which can lead to decreased host fitness or mortality. Less ...
Severe mortality impact of the 1957 influenza pandemic in Chile
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2017)
Published 2016. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.Introduction: Epidemiological studies of the 1957 influenza pandemic are scarce, particularly from lower-income settings. Methods: ...