Global, regional and national levels and trends of preterm birth rates for 1990 to 2014: Protocol for development of World Health Organization estimates

Reproductive Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Vogel, Joshua P ^a   Chawanpaiboon, Saifon ^b   Watananirun, Kanokwaroon ^b   Lumbiganon, Pisake ^c   Petzold, Max ^d   Moller, Ann Beth ^a   Thinkhamrop, Jadsada ^c   Laopaiboon, Malinee ^e   Seuc, Armando H ^a   Hogan, Daniel ^a   Tunçalp, Ozge ^a   Allanson, Emma ^a   Betrán, Ana Pilar ^a   Bonet, Mercedes ^a   Oladapo, Olufemi T ^a   Gülmezoglu, A Metin ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Estimates; Global; National; Preterm birth; Regional; Trends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LABOR; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PUBLIC HEALTH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; BIRTH RATE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PREMATURE BIRTH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BIRTH RATE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREMATURE BIRTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84975841275     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17424755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12978-016-0193-1     Document Type: Article

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