The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 4 , Pages 504-508.e5 , April 2009

Educational Impact of the Neonatal Resuscitation Program in Low-Risk Delivery Centers in a Developing Country

  • Waldemar A. Carlo, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Waldemar A. Carlo, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Neonatology, 619 S 20th St, 525 New Hillman Building, Birmingham, AL 35233-7335
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  • Linda L. Wright, MD

      Affiliations

    • National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD
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  • Elwyn Chomba, MBChB, DCH, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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  • Elizabeth M. McClure, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Research Triangle Institute, International, Durham, NC
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  • Maria E. Carlo, BS

      Affiliations

    • University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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  • Carla M. Bann, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Research Triangle Institute, International, Durham, NC
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  • Monica Collins, MaEd

      Affiliations

    • University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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  • Hillary Harris, MS

      Affiliations

    • Research Triangle Institute, International, Durham, NC

Received 1 May 2008 ,Revised 17 September 2008 ,Accepted 3 October 2008.

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 Supported by the NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research (HD43475, HD404636) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(08)00871-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.10.005

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 4 , Pages 504-508.e5 , April 2009

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