Long-term trends in fetal mortality: Implications for developing countries

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 460-466

  Woods, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS SECTION; DATA SET; DEVELOPING WORLD; ESTIMATION METHOD; INFANT MORTALITY; MORTALITY; SURVEY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FETUS MORTALITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PERINATAL CARE; REGISTRATION; REVIEW; STILLBIRTH; TREND STUDY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FETAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM SUBSP. SPELTA;

EID: 44949199239     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.07.043471     Document Type: Review

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