Digitally recycled incubators: Better economic alternatives to modern systems in low-income countries

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 207-214

  Amadi, Hippolite O ^f   Mokuolu, O A ^a   Adimora, G N ^b   Pam, S D ^c   Etawo, U S ^d   Ohadugha, C O ^e   Adesiyun, O O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

^e FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH CARE; INCUBATION; NEONATE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FUNDING; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HUMAN; INCUBATOR; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; NEWBORN CARE; NIGERIA; RECYCLING;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INCUBATORS, INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NIGERIA; POVERTY AREAS;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 35548979392     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/146532807X220325     Document Type: Article

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