Did the UN convention on the rights of the child reduce child mortality around the world? An interrupted time series analysis

• Hauptverfasser: Christopher A. Tait (Verfasst von), Abtin Parnia (Verfasst von), Nishan Zewge-Abubaker (Verfasst von), Wendy H. Wong (Verfasst von), Heather Smith-Cannoy (Verfasst von), Arjumand Siddiqi (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Child mortality has been reduced by more than 50 % over the past 30 years. A range of secular economic and social developments have been considered to explain this phenomenon. In this paper, we examine the association between ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Ch...