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The effects of birth weight and gender on neonatal mortality in north central Nigeria

1 Dec 2011

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BACKGROUND: Worldwide 15.5% of neonates are born with low birth weight, 95.6% of them in the developing countries. Prematurity accounts for 10% of neonatal mortality globally. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of birth weight and gender on neonatal outcome. FINDINGS: The data of 278 neonates managed in the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) of Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) over a 2 year...

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PMID: 22195995
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-562

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