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National, regional, and worldwide estimates of preterm birth rates in the year 2010 with time trends...

National, regional, and worldwide estimates of preterm birth rates in the year 2010 with time trends...

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National, regional, and worldwide estimates of preterm birth rates in the year 2010 with time trends since 1990 for selected countries: a systematic analysis and implications

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National, regional, and worldwide estimates of preterm birth rates in the year 2010 with time trends since 1990 for selected countries: a systematic analysis and implications

Publisher

Kidlington: Elsevier Ltd

Journal title

The Lancet (British edition), 2012-06, Vol.379 (9832), p.2162-2172

Language

English

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Kidlington: Elsevier Ltd

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Contents

Summary Background Preterm birth is the second largest direct cause of child deaths in children younger than 5 years. Yet, data regarding preterm birth (<37 completed weeks of gestation) are not routinely collected by UN agencies, and no systematic country estimates nor time trend analyses have been done. We report worldwide, regional, and national...

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National, regional, and worldwide estimates of preterm birth rates in the year 2010 with time trends since 1990 for selected countries: a systematic analysis and implications

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1020048610

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1020048610

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ISSN

0140-6736

E-ISSN

1474-547X

DOI

10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60820-4

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