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How many child deaths can be averted in Nigeria? Assessing state-level prospects of achieving 2030 sustainable development goals for neonatal and under-five mortality

Background: Nigeria’s neonatal mortality rate (NMR) and under-five mortality rate (U5MR) are 39 per 1,000 and 120 per 1,000 live births, respectively. On average, 0.23 million neonates and 0.7 million under-five children die every year, but some states contribute more to this burden than others. If...

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Autores principales: Ogbuoji, Osondu, Yamey, Gavin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000 Research Limited 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6773975/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31588424
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/gatesopenres.12928.1