Sociodemographic characteristics and perinatal mortality among singletons in North East Tanzania: A registry-based study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 960-965

  Abu Habib, N ^a,b   Lie, R T ^a,c   Oneko, O ^d   Shao, J ^d   Bergsjo P ^c   Daltveit, A K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^d KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DEVELOPING WORLD; EDUCATION; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; PATERNAL AGE; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PERINATAL MORTALITY; REGISTER; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL RATE; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHERS; PATERNAL AGE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TANZANIA; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 54349106448     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2007.062828     Document Type: Article

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