The challenge of reducing neonatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries.
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Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of the Witwatersrand and Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa Address correspondence to Peter A. Cooper, FC Paed (SA), PhD, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of the Witwatersrand and Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, York Rd, Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa. E-mail: [email protected]
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Pediatrics
دوره 133 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014