The contribution of very low birth weight deaths to infant mortality

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 374-377

  Were, F N ^a   Bwibo, N O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT MORTALITY; KENYA; MALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; KENYA; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77952404388     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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