title: [Arithmetic average or harmonic average in the measurement of infant mortality?].
abstract: The author examines whether an arithmetic average or harmonic average should be used in infant mortality measures.  "The correction of the measure of infant mortality is proposed as [a] harmonic average of live births in two contiguous years."  (summary in ENG, FRE)
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lombardo
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D007226:Infant Mortality; D009026:Mortality; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research
keywords: Demographic Analysis; Demographic Factors; Infant Mortality; Mortality; Population; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology