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Does biological relatedness affect child survival?

David Bishai, El Daw Suliman, Heena Brahmbhatt, Fred Wabwire-Mangen, Godfrey Kigozi, Nelson K. Sewankambo, David Serwadda, Maria J. Wawer, Ron Gray

Demographic Research · 2003 · 39 citations · 18 references

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Objective: We studied child survival in Rakai, Uganda where many children are fostered out or orphaned. <br>Methods: Biological relatedness is measured as the average of the Wright’s coefficients between each household member and the child. Instrumen

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