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

PALA, KAYIHAN; TÜRKKAN, ALPASLAN; Gercek, Harika

doi:10.4274/tpa.45.264

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, Scopus, TRDizin)

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.