Challenge of Reducing Perinatal Mortality in Rural Congo: Findings of a Prospective, Population-based Study

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 532-540

  Matendo, Richard M ^a   Engmann, Cyril M ^b   Ditekemena, John D ^a   Gado, Justin ^a   Tshefu, Antoinette ^a   McClure, Elizabeth M ^c   Moore, Janet ^c   Boelaert, Marleen ^d   Carlo, Waldemar A ^e   Wright, Linda L ^f   Bose, Carl L ^b  

^a Kinshasa School of Public Health   (Congo)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^e University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^f EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Congo; Neonatal mortality; Observational studies; Perinatal mortality; Population based studies; Prospective studies; Stillbirths

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455195269     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v29i5.8908     Document Type: Article

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