Neonatal mortality in rural Bangladesh: An exploratory Study

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 16-24

  Chowdhury, Mahbub Elahi ^a,b,c   Akhter, Halida H ^a   Chongsuvivatwong, Virasakdi ^b   Geater, Alan F ^b  

^a Bangladesh Institute of Research for Promotion of Essential   (Bangladesh)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c ICDDRB Public Health Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Causes of death; Neonatal mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; BANGLADESH; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILDBIRTH; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT MORTALITY; LABOR COMPLICATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEPSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TETANUS;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 18744373645     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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