How to identify neonates at risk of death in Rural India: Clinical criteria for the risk approach

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 25, Issue , 2005, Pages S44-S50

  Reddy, M Hanimi ^a   Bang, Abhay T ^a  

^a Society for Education Action and Research in Community Health   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEEDING DISORDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT FEEDING; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN DEATH; PREDICTION; PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; LOGISTIC MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL HEALTH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 17144411168     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211272     Document Type: Article

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