National, regional, and worldwide estimates of preterm birth rates in the year 2010 with time trends since 1990 for selected countries: A systematic analysis and implications

The Lancet

Volumn 379, Issue 9832, 2012, Pages 2162-2172

  Blencowe, Hannah ^a   Cousens, Simon ^a   Oestergaard, Mikkel Z ^b   Chou, Doris ^b   Moller, Ann Beth ^b   Narwal, Rajesh ^a   Adler, Alma ^a   Vera Garcia, Claudia ^a   Rohde, Sarah ^c   Say, Lale ^b   Lawn, Joy E ^d  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; BIRTH RATE; CONSULTATION; CROATIA; ECUADOR; ESTONIA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REGISTER; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84861956278     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60820-4     Document Type: Article

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