Neonatal tetanus in the south-eastern region of Turkey: Changes in prognostic aspects by better health care

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 297-300

  Ertem, Meliksah ^a   Çakmak, Alpay ^b   Saka, Gunay ^a   Ceylan, Ali ^c  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Diyarbakir Devlet Hastanesi   (Turkey)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; TETANUS ANTIBODY;

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDBIRTH; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN TETANUS; NURSING EDUCATION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TETANUS; TURKEY;

EID: 5144220459     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/50.5.297     Document Type: Article

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