Are deaths due to prematurity avoidable in developing countries?

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-10

  Pattinson, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; NEWBORN CARE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARDIZATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0842287172     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550403400104     Document Type: Article

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