The effect of malaria transmission intensity on neonatal mortality in endemic areas

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 75, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 74-81

  Ross, Amanda ^a   Smith, Thomas ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALARIA; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE;

ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33748533492     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.75.74     Document Type: Article

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