Limited progress in increasing coverage of neonatal and child-health interventions in Africa and Asia

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 755-762

  Boschi Pinto, Cynthia ^a   Bahl, Rajiv ^a   Martines, José ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Africa; Asia; Child health; Child survival; Infant health; Infant survival; Interventions

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DIARRHEA; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STANDARD;

ACUTE DISEASE; AFRICA; ASIA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIARRHEA; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 77449092029     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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