4 Million neonatal deaths: When? Where? Why?

Lancet

Volumn 365, Issue 9462, 2005, Pages 891-900

  Lawn, Joy E ^a   Cousens, Simon ^b   Zupan, Jelka ^c  

^a SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN DEATH; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; POVERTY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 14744298742     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)71048-5     Document Type: Review

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