Neonatal tetanus: mortality rate and risk factors in Loralai District, Pakistan
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Neonatal tetanus: mortality rate and risk factors in Loralai District, Pakistan.
BACKGROUND This study was conducted to estimate the neonatal tetanus (NNT) mortality rate and to identify the risk factors for NNT deaths in Loralai District, Pakistan. METHOD We conducted a community-based cross-sectional survey during July-September 1997. We stratified the sample proportionate to population of union councils. The most populous village in a union council was selected first. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Epidemiology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1464-3685,0300-5771
DOI: 10.1093/ije/31.3.648