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Sidebotham, Peter and Pearson, Gale (2009) Responding to and learning from childhood deaths. British Medical Journal, Vol.338 . pp. 574-576. doi:10.1136/bmj.b531
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b531
Abstract
Although child mortality has fallen significantly over the past century,1 there is still scope for improvement. In 2005, over 3200 infants (5 per 1000 live births) and 1200 children under the age of 15 (14 per 100 000 population) died in England and Wales,2 with large discrepancies in mortality between different areas and between different socioeconomic and cultural groups. Many of these deaths are preventable—whether they are from external causes or from natural conditions that are not normally fatal. Several studies have concluded that as many as 29% of child deaths may be preventable or contributed to by potentially avoidable factors.1 3 4 It is important, therefore, to examine the causes of child death and learn from them.
Item Type: | Journal Item | ||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | British Medical Journal | ||||
Publisher: | BMJ Group | ||||
ISSN: | 0959-8146 | ||||
Official Date: | 23 February 2009 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.338 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 7 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 574-576 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.b531 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
Funder: | Department for Children, Schools and Family, Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health |
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