Causes of neonatal and child mortality in India: A nationally representative mortality survey

The Lancet

Volumn 376, Issue 9755, 2010, Pages 1853-1860

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ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PNEUMONIA; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

EID: 78649462494     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61461-4     Document Type: Article

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