Causes and differentials of childhood mortality in Iraq

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Awqati, Naira A ^a   Ali, Mohamed M ^b   Al Ward, Nada J ^b   Majeed, Faiza A ^b   Salman, Khawla ^c   Al Alak, Mahdi ^a   Al Gasseer, Naeema ^b  

^a Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office ^*  (Iraq)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIARRHEA; DYSPNEA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN CARE; PREMATURITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTRATION; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUDDEN DEATH; URBAN AREA; CAUSE OF DEATH; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; IRAQ;

EID: 68249152152     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-9-40     Document Type: Article

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