Young children's probability of dying before and after their mother's death: a rural South African population-based surveillance study.
There is evidence that a young child's risk of dying increases following the mother's death, but little is known about the risk when the mother becomes very ill prior to her death. We hypothesized that children would be more likely to die during the period several months before their mothe...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
|
Series: | PLoS Medicine |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3608552?pdf=render |