Perinatal mortality in northern rural Tanzania

Journal of Health Population and Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 8-17

  Hinderaker, Sven G ^a,b   Olsen, Bjørg E ^a,b   Bergsjø, Per B ^c   Gasheka, Peter ^b   Lie, Rolv T ^a   Kvåle, Gunnar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAYDOM LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (Tanzania)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arm circumference; Birth weight; Cohort studies; Emergency obstetric care; Infection; Nutrition; Perinatal mortality; Prospective studies; Reproductive health; Syphilis; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NULLIPARA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEROLOGY; STILLBIRTH; TANZANIA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; TANZANIA;

EID: 0037650052     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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