Newborn care in rural Uttar Pradesh

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 241-247

  Baqui, Abdullah H ^a,e   Williams, E K ^a   Darmstadt, G L ^a,b   Kumar, V ^a   Kiran, T U ^d   Panwar, D ^d   Sharma, R K ^a   Ahmed, S ^a   Sreevasta, V ^c   Ahuja, R ^c   Santosham, M ^a   Black, R E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

^c KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d CARE India   (India)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Community based study; Cord care; Home delivery; Neonatal; Thermal care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; COUNSELING; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; PREGNANCY; RURAL AREA; CHILD CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34249828687     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-007-0038-6     Document Type: Article

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