How correct are the infant mortality rate calculations in the provinces of Turkey? A study from Bursa

PALA K., TÜRKKAN A., Gercek H.

TURK PEDIATRI ARSIVI-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.45, sa.3, ss.264-267, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tpa.45.264
  • Dergi Adı: TURK PEDIATRI ARSIVI-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.264-267
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Bursa, health indicators, health records, infant mortality rate
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: The Provincial Health Authority, declared that in 2008, infant mortality rate was 6,0 per thousand, in Bursa. As this rate is very low for Turkey, there was a need to investigate it. The objective of this study was to estimate the infant mortality rate for 2008, in Bursa.