Addressing infant mortality

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 492-493

  Pieper, Clarissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PERINATAL DEATH; PREMATURITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RESUSCITATION; STILLBIRTH; SURVIVAL;

HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 23044490865     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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