Trends in birth weight-specific and -adjusted infant mortality rates in Taiwan between 2004 and 2011
A yearly increase in the proportion of very low birth weight (VLBW) live births has resulted in the slowdown of decreasing trends in crude infant mortality rates (IMRs). In this study, we examined the trends in birth weight-specific as well as birth weight-adjusted IMRs in Taiwan. Methods: We linked...
Main Authors: | Fu-Wen Liang, Hung-Chieh Chou, Shu-Ti Chiou, Li-Hua Chen, Mei-Hwan Wu, Hung-Chi Lue, Tung-Liang Chiang, Tsung-Hsueh Lu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-06-01
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Series: | Pediatrics and Neonatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957216304090 |
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