Neonatal mortality in South Africa: How are we doing and can we do better?

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 518-519

  Lloyd, L G ^a   de Witt, T W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHYXIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; DELIVERY ROOM; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE; HYPOTHERMIA; IMMATURITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABOR; LIVE BIRTH; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84880818650     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.7200     Document Type: Editorial

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