Effect of maternal death on child survival in rural West Africa: 25 years of prospective surveillance data in The Gambia.

Effect of maternal death on child survival in rural West Africa: 25 years of prospective surveillance data in The Gambia.

BACKGROUND:The death of a mother is a tragedy in itself but it can also have devastating effects for the survival of her children. We aim to explore the impact of a mother's death on child survival in rural Gambia, West Africa. METHODS:We used 25 years of prospective surveillance data from the...

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Main Authors: Susana Scott, Lindsay Kendall, Pierre Gomez, Stephen R C Howie, Syed M A Zaman, Samba Ceesay, Umberto D'Alessandro, Momodou Jasseh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5321282?pdf=render

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