International Comparisons of Fetal and Neonatal Mortality Rates in High-Income Countries: Should Exclusion Thresholds Be Based on Birth Weight or Gestational Age?

BACKGROUND: Fetal and neonatal mortality rates are essential indicators of population health, but variations in recording of births and deaths at the limits of viability compromises international comparisons. The World Health Organization recommends comparing rates after exclusion of births with a b...

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Autores principales: Mohangoo, Ashna D., Blondel, Béatrice, Gissler, Mika, Velebil, Petr, Macfarlane, Alison, Zeitlin, Jennifer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3658983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23700489
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064869

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3658983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23700489
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064869

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