Factors contributing to neonatal mortality rates in Macao: Evidence from 1957-2006 data

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 410-414

  Chan, Moon Fai ^a   Van, Iat K ^b   Ng, Wai I ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b KIANG WU NURSING COLLEGE OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

Health resources; Neonatal mortality rate; Socioeconomic instability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MACAO; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN; NURSING STAFF; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MACAU; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 78650928169     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2010.00551.x     Document Type: Article

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