Factors associated with mortality and length of stay in hospitalised neonates in Eritrea, Africa: A cross-sectional study

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Shah, Shetal ^a   Zemichael, O ^b   Meng, Hong Dao ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Orotta Pediatric Hospital   (Eritrea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIVERY; ERITREA; FEMALE; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PREMATURITY; TIME; TIME OF ADMISSION;

EID: 84869840964     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000792     Document Type: Article

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