Community Kangaroo Mother Care: Implementation and potential for neonatal survival and health in very low-income settings

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 361-367

  Ahmed, S ^a   Mitra, S N ^b   Chowdhury, A M R ^c,d   Camacho, L L ^d,e   Winikoff, B ^f   Sloan, N L ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Mitra and Associates   (Bangladesh)

^c Rockefeller Foundation   (Thailand)

^d Department of Medicine   (United States)

^e Hospital Gineco Obstétrico Isidro Ayora   (Ecuador)

^f GYNUITY HEALTH PROJECTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Kangaroo Mother Care; newborn mortality; skin to skin

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KANGAROO CARE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 79955555639     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2010.131     Document Type: Article

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