Effect of multiple birth on infant mortality in Bangladesh

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 630-635

  Hong, Rathavuth ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DHR Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Child survival; High risk pregnancy; Infant mortality; Multiple births

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

BANGLADESH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MULTIPLE BIRTH OFFSPRING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33748430490     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00940.x     Document Type: Article

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