Burden, differentials, and causes of child deaths in India

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1312-1321

  Lahariya, Chandrakant ^a,c   Paul, Vinod K ^b  

^a G R MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c Safdarjung Enclave   (India)

Author keywords

Child survival; Epidemiology; India; Millennium development goal; Neonatal survival

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIARRHEA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIA; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PNEUMONIA; PREMATURITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; RELIGION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 78651067663     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-010-0185-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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