Avoidable factors and causes of neonatal deaths from perinatal asphyxia-hypoxia in South Africa: National perinatal survey

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 99-106

  Velaphi, S ^a,c   Pattinson, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE RESISTANCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTH WORKER; HYPOXIA;

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DATA BASE; FETUS MONITORING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN DEATH; OBSTETRICS; PERINATAL PERIOD; RESUSCITATION; SOUTH AFRICA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; PERINATAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PERINATAL CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 34547686642     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/146532807X192462     Document Type: Article

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