Strategies for reduction of neonatal mortality

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 265-267

  Finan, A ^a   Clarke, T A ^a   Matthews, T G ^a   Ledwidge, M ^a   Gillan, J ^a   Barry Kinsella, C ^a   McKenna, P ^a  

^a ROTUNDA HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLASSIFICATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREMATURITY; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0033390635     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02944355     Document Type: Article

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