Impact of season and discharge weight on complications and growth of Kangaroo Mother Care treated low birthweight infants in Mozambique

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 433-439

  Lincetto, O ^a,b,f   Vos, E T ^c   Graca A ^a   Macome, C ^a   Tallarico, M ^b,d   Fernandez, A ^e  

^a MAPUTO CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Mozambique)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d Hospital Geral de Mavalane   (Mozambique)

^e J Macamo Hospital   (Mozambique)

^f NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complications; Developing countries; Growth; Kangaroo Mother Care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT DISEASE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MOZAMBIQUE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEPSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOZAMBIQUE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SEASONS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031776110     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035259850157057     Document Type: Article

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