We utilize first-difference panel regression analysis to assess the direct effect of urban slumprevalence on national level measures of under-5 mortality rates over the period 1990 to 2005. Utilizing data on 80 less developed countries. the results illustrate increasing urban slumprevalence over the period is a robust predictor of increasing child mortality rates. This effectobtains n... https://www.fitnessgravesyardes.shop/product-category/return-spring/