Causes of childhood deaths in Bangladesh: An update

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 682-690

  Baqui, A H ^a   Sabir, A A ^a   Begum, N ^a   Arifeen, S E ^a   Mitra, S N ^a   Black, R E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Causes of death; Child death; Verbal autopsy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DIARRHEA; AUTOPSY; BANGLADESH; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DROWNING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALNUTRITION; MEASLES; NEWBORN TETANUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; BANGLADESH; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS; MEASLES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TETANUS;

EID: 0034961812     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2001.tb02434.x     Document Type: Review

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