Social autopsy study identifies determinants of neonatal mortality in Doume, Nguelemendouka and Abong-Mbang health districts, Eastern Region of Cameroon

Journal of Global Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Koffi, Alain K ^a   Libite, Paul Roger ^b   Moluh, Seidou ^c   Wounang, Romain ^b   Kalter, Henry D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b National Institute of Statistics   (Cameroon)

^c Ministry of Health Cameroon   (Cameroon)

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EID: 84994603774     PISSN: 20472978     EISSN: 20472986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7189/jogh.05.010413     Document Type: Article

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