Neonatal survival: A call for action

Lancet

Volumn 365, Issue 9465, 2005, Pages 1189-1197

  Martines, Jose ^a   Paul, Vinod K ^b   Bhutta, Zulfiqar A ^c   Koblinsky, Marjorie ^d   Soucat, Agnes ^e   Walker, Neff ^f   Bahl, Rajiv ^a   Fogstad, Helga ^a   Costello, Anthony ^g  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^d INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^e WORLD BANK   (United States)

^f UNICEF   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CHILDBIRTH; COMMUNITY CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MONITORING; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 15744379507     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)71882-1     Document Type: Review

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