Neonatal mortality, risk factors and causes: a prospective population-based cohort study in urban Pakistan

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence, sex distribution and causes of neonatal mortality, as well as its risk factors, in an urban Pakistani population with access to obstetric and neonatal care. METHODS: Study area women were enrolled at 20-26 weeks' gestation in a prospective population-based...

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Main Authors: Imtiaz Jehan, Hillary Harris, Sohail Salat, Amna Zeb, Naushaba Mobeen, Omrana Pasha, Elizabeth M McClure, Janet Moore, Linda L Wright, Robert L Goldenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2009-02-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862009000200015&lng=en&tlng=en