Infant mortality and causes of infant deaths in rural Ethiopia: A population-based cohort of 3684 births

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Weldearegawi, Berhe ^a,b   Melaku, Yohannes Adama ^a   Abera, Semaw Ferede ^a   Ashebir, Yemane ^a   Haile, Fisaha ^a   Mulugeta, Afework ^a   Eshetu, Frehiwot ^c   Spigt, Mark ^a,d  

^a MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Causes of death; Infant mortality; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD DEATH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT WELFARE; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT DEATH; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938842649     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2090-x     Document Type: Article

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