The city initiative for newborn health

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1474-1477

  Fernandez, Armida ^a   Osrin, David ^b  

^a Society for Nutrition Education and Health Action

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INDIA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEWBORN DEATH; POPULATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURVIVAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URBANIZATION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 33749023061     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030339     Document Type: Article

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