Morbidity and mortality of low birth weight infants in the new born unit of Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 367-374

  Simiyu, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; KENYA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; KENYA; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 16544393272     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v81i7.9193     Document Type: Article

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