Thursday, May 3 / 3:30 PM - 5:20 PM   •   Continental Parlor 2-3

Session 60:
Health and Mortality in Developing Countries

Chair: Christine Himes, Syracuse University
Discussant: Patrick Gerland, United Nations Population Division

  1. The Future of Longevity in Latin America: Consequences of Tobacco Smoking • Beatriz Novak, University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Alberto Palloni, University of Wisconsin-Madison

  2. Social Network Methods for Estimating Adult Mortality: Evidence from Rwanda • Dennis Feehan, Princeton University ; Mary Mahy, UNAIDS ; Matthew J. Salganik, Princeton University

  3. Perceived Stress and Mortality in a Taiwanese Older Adult Population • Sarinnapha Vasunilashorn, Princeton University ; Dana A. Glei, Georgetown University ; Maxine Weinstein, Georgetown University ; Noreen Goldman, Princeton University

  4. The Impact of a Natural Disaster on Child Health and Mortality • Elizabeth Frankenberg, Duke University ; Nicholas Ingwersen, Duke University ; Wayan Suriastini, SurveyMETER

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