Perinatal interventions and survival in resource-poor settings: Which work, which don't, which have the jury out?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1039-1046

  Osrin, David ^a   Prost, Audrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STILLBIRTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PUBLIC SECTOR; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 78649836345     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.179366     Document Type: Review

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