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The Costs of Low Birth Weight [PDF]
Birth weight has emerged as the leading indicator of infant health and welfare and the central focus of infant health policy. This is because low birth weight (LBW) infants experience severe health and developmental difficulties that can impose enormous ...
David S. Lee +2 more
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Perinatal mortality in the Netherlands. Backgrounds of a worsening international ranking [PDF]
Perinatal mortality rates have dropped sharply in the past few decades, in the Netherlands as well as in all other European countries. However, as the decrease has generally slowed down since the 1980s, the Netherlands has lost its prominent position in ...
Anouschka van der Meulen, Joop Garssen
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Economic Fluctuations, Child Mortality and Policy Considerations in the Least Developed Countries [PDF]
, 2013 Between 1990 and 2010 child mortality decreased in general terms in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), although the differences between countries over time are significant.
Barcena-Martin, Elena Maria +2 more
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Are the Benefits of Medicine Worth What We Pay for It? 15th Annual Herbert Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy [PDF]
Is medical care worth it? Conventional wisdom says no, but my answer is emphatically yes. The benefits that we have received from medical advance are enormously greater than the costs.
David M. Cutler
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The Chávez Administration at 10 Years: The Economy and Social Indicators [PDF]
This paper looks at some of the most important economic and social indicators during the 10 years of the Chávez administration in Venezuela, as well as the current economic expansion.
Luis Sandoval +2 more
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Tren Penyakit Penyebab Kematian Bayi Dan Anak Balita Di Indonesia Dalam Periode Tahun 1992-2007 [PDF]
, 2009 The fourth target of Millennium Development Goals 2015 in Indonesia is to decrease infant mortality rate, and children under-five year old mortality rate from 34 per 1,000 LB and 44 per 1,000 births to 23 per 1,000 LB and 32 per 1,000 births respectively.
Djaja, S. (Sarimawar) +2 more
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Surveillance of postneonatal mortality, United States, 1980-1987.
MMWR. CDC surveillance summaries : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. CDC surveillance summaries, 1991 In the United States, one-third of all infant deaths (deaths of infants ages 0-364 days) occurs in the postneonatal period (28-364 days). A substantial proportion of these deaths potentially could be prevented. To examine recent trends in postneonatal mortality (PNM) in the United States, the investigators analyzed birth and death certificate data for ...
S, Iyasu +4 more
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From Cholera Outbreaks to Pandemics: The Role of Poverty and Inequality [PDF]
Cholera and other diarrheal diseases are the second leading cause of death among the poor globally. The tragedy of this statistic is that it need not be the case.
Charles Register +2 more
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Gaceta Sanitaria, 2004 Objetivo: Analizar las tendencias de la mortalidad infantil, teniendo en cuenta sus componentes y las principales causas de defunción entre los años 1983 y 1998 en la ciudad de Barcelona.
Emma Albacar, Carme Borrell
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