Neonatal resuscitation capacity in Nepal

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 83-86

  Nelson, Christina A ^a   Spector, Jonathan M ^b  

^a Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University and the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Colorado School of Public Health   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Neonatal mortality; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CENTER; HOME DELIVERY; MASK; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NEPAL; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NEPAL; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 79952756748     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01893.x     Document Type: Article

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