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Engaging a rural community in identifying determinants of low birth weight and deciding on measures to improve low birth weight: an experience from a Sri Lankan study
BACKGROUND: Involving communities in identifying and addressing determinants of their own health is effective in addressing complex problems, such as low birth weight (LBW). LBW is an important public health problem which has not improved significantly in Sri Lanka in the last 10 years. This study r...
Autores principales: | Galmangoda Guruge, N. D., Goonasekara, M., Dharmaratne, S. D., Gunathunga, M. W. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5719563/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29212534 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41043-017-0118-9 |
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