Verbal/Social Autopsy in Niger 2012-2013: A new tool for a better understanding of the neonatal and child mortality situation

Journal of Global Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Bensaïd, Khaled ^a   Yaroh, Asma Gali ^b   Kalter, Henry D ^c   Koffi, Alain K ^c   Amouzou, Agbessi ^a   Maina, Abdou ^d   Kazmi, Narjis ^c  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health   (Niger)

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

^d Institute National des Statistics   (Niger)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MANAGEMENT; MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH CARE; NEWBORN; NIGER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AUTOPSY; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NIGER; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84999143217     PISSN: 20472978     EISSN: 20472986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7189/jogh.06.010602     Document Type: Article

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