Classifying the causes of perinatal death

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 79-79A

  Allanson, Emma ^a   Tunçalp, Özge ^a   Gardosi, Jason ^b   Pattinson, Robert C ^c   Erwich, Jan Jaap H M ^d   Flenady, Vicki J ^e   Frederik Froen J ^f   Neilson, James ^g   Chou, Doris ^a   Mathai, Matthews ^a   Say, Lale ^a   Gülmezoglu, Metin ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Perinatal Institute   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; EDITORIAL; FETUS DEATH; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; ICD-10; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEWBORN DEATH; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; STILLBIRTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ETIOLOGY; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; NEWBORN;

HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; PERINATAL DEATH;

EID: 84957540418     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.15.168047     Document Type: Editorial

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