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Comment
. 2022 Feb;111(2):445-446.
doi: 10.1111/apa.16117. Epub 2021 Oct 21.

Immediate 'Kangaroo Mother Care' and survival of infants with low birth weight

Tejo Pratap Oleti  1 , Srinivas Murki  2
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Immediate 'Kangaroo Mother Care' and survival of infants with low birth weight

Tejo Pratap Oleti et al. Acta Paediatr. 2022 Feb.
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  • Immediate "Kangaroo Mother Care" and Survival of Infants with Low Birth Weight.
    WHO Immediate KMC Study Group; Arya S, Naburi H, Kawaza K, Newton S, Anyabolu CH, Bergman N, Rao SPN, Mittal P, Assenga E, Gadama L, Larsen-Reindorf R, Kuti O, Linnér A, Yoshida S, Chopra N, Ngarina M, Msusa AT, Boakye-Yiadom A, Kuti BP, Morgan B, Minckas N, Suri J, Moshiro R, Samuel V, Wireko-Brobby N, Rettedal S, Jaiswal HV, Sankar MJ, Nyanor I, Tiwary H, Anand P, Manu AA, Nagpal K, Ansong D, Saini I, Aggarwal KC, Wadhwa N, Bahl R, Westrup B, Adejuyigbe EA, Plange-Rhule G, Dube Q, Chellani H, Massawe A. WHO Immediate KMC Study Group, et al. N Engl J Med. 2021 May 27;384(21):2028-2038. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2026486. N Engl J Med. 2021. PMID: 34038632 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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