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Understanding the challenges to caring for low birthweight babies in rural southern Malawi: a qualitative study exploring caregiver and health worker perceptions and experiences

BACKGROUND: Low birthweight (LBW) babies account for >80% of neonatal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia and those who survive the neonatal period are still at risk of detrimental outcomes. LBW is a major public health problem in Malawi and strongly contributes to the country’s high n...

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Autores principales:	Koenraads, Marianne, Phuka, John, Maleta, Kenneth, Theobald, Sally, Gladstone, Melissa
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BMJ Publishing Group 2017
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5656136/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29082008 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000301

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