Causes of death among Syrian children using verbal autopsy

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 440-448

  Abu Rashid, Nidal ^a   Al Jirf, Samir ^a   Bashour, Hyam ^b  

^a Ministry of Health   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b DAMASCUS UNIVERSITY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

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EID: 0347767474     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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