Estimation of daily risk of neonatal death, including the day of birth, in 186 countries in 2013: a vital-registration and modelling-based study

Background: The days immediately after birth are the most risky for human survival, yet neonatal mortality risks are generally not reported by day. Early neonatal deaths are sometimes under-reported or might be misclassified by day of death or as stillbirths. We modelled daily neonatal mortality ri...

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Main Authors: Shefali Oza, MSc, Prof. Simon N Cousens, DipMathStat, Prof. Joy E Lawn, MRCP (Paeds)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-11-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X14703092