Neonatal tetanus in Nigeria: Does it still pose a major threat to neonatal survival?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-10

  Oruamabo, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETANUS TOXOID;

BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CHILDBIRTH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; NEWBORN TETANUS; NIGERIA; NOTE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDWIFERY; NIGERIA; TETANUS;

EID: 33846351676     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.102087     Document Type: Note

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