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Determinants of infant and child mortality in Zimbabwe: Results of multivariate hazard analysis by Kembo, Joshua, Van Ginneken, Jeroen K.

“…This study addresses important issues in infant and child mortality in Zimbabwe. The objective of the paper is to determine the impact of maternal,…”
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Trends in and determinants of mortality in the elderly population of Matlab, Bangladesh by Mostafa, Golam, van Ginneken, Jeroen K

“…Longitudinal data collected from the Demographic Surveillance System (DSS) in Matlab, a rural area in Bangladesh, are used for determining trends in and…”
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Maternal education and child survival in developing countries: the search for pathways of influence by Cleland, J G, Van Ginneken, J K

“…During the past two decades a considerable amount of information has become available from developing countries showing that maternal education has a strong…”
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Recombinant human zona pellucida protein ZP3 produced by chinese hamster ovary cells induces the human sperm acrosome reaction and promotes sperm-egg fusion by van Duin, M, Polman, J E, De Breet, I T, van Ginneken, K, Bunschoten, H, Grootenhuis, A, Brindle, J, Aitken, R J

“…Studies on the role of specific molecules in the human fertilization process and additional assessments of potential applications for these proteins are…”
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The effect of divorce on infant mortality in a remote area of Bangladesh by Alam, N, Saha, S K, Razzaque, A, van Ginneken, J K

“…The process of divorce is usually lengthy and hazardous, and can start quarrels that can lead to the abuse of women and their children. This study examines the…”
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Association between age at menarche and early-life nutritional status in rural Bangladesh by Bosch, Alinda M, Willekens, Frans J, Baqui, Abdullah H, Van Ginneken, Jeroen K S, Hutter, Inge

“…Age at menarche is associated with anthropometry in adolescence. Recently, there has been growing support for the hypothesis that timing of menarche may be set…”
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Cross-sectional household surveys of diarrhoeal diseases--a comparison of data from the Control of Diarrhoeal Diseases and Demographic and Health Surveys programmes by Forsberg, B C, van Ginneken, J K, Nagelkerke, N J

“…Cross-sectional household surveys are extensively used for data collection, priority setting and programme evaluation in developing countries. They are now…”
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Levels and trends in under-five mortality in Zimbabwe: findings from an analysis of recent Demographic and Health Surveys by Joshua Kembo, Jeroen K. Van Ginneken

“…This study describes levels and trends in infant and childhood mortality in Zimbabwe over the past 50 years with emphasis on the past fifteen years. The most…”
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Infant mortality among twins and triplets in rural Bangladesh in 1975-2002 by Alam, Nurul, Van Ginneken, Jeroen K, Bosch, Alinda M

“…To examine trends in incidence of multiple births (MB) and their survival in infancy, we used population-based, longitudinal data derived from the Health and…”
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Determinants of Perceived Morbidity and Use of Health Services by Children Less Than 15 Years Old in Rural Bangladesh by Alam, Nurul, van Ginneken, Jeroen K., Timaeus, Ian

“…This study examined the association of a number of social and economic and other factors with perceived morbidity and use of health services by children in…”
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Early-life Determinants of Stunted Adolescent Girls and Boys in Matlab, Bangladesh by Bosch, Alinda M, Baqui, Abdullah H, van Ginneken, Jeroen K

“…This paper presents the results of a longitudinal study, conducted in Matlab, Bangladesh, that examined to what extent the level of stunting in adolescence can…”
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Health status of Russian minorities in former Soviet Republics by Groenewold, W.G.F, van Ginneken, J.K

“…Summary Objectives To examine if, and to what extent, disparities in health status exist between ethnic Russians and the native majority populations of four…”
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Repeated neonatal deaths in families with special reference to causes of death by Alam, N, van Ginneken, J K

“…It is recognized that one infant death in a family indicates an increased risk of death of a subsequent sibling. This study examines which cause of death of a…”
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Potential interventions for preventing pneumonia among young children in developing countries: promoting maternal education by Ginneken, Jeroen K., Lob‐Levyt, Julian, Gove, Sandy

“…Summary The views of various disciplines on the role of education in improving the health and survival of young children in developing countries are discussed,…”
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Mortality by cause of death in a rural area of Machakos District, Kenya in 1975-78 by Omondi-Odhiambo, van Ginneken, J K, Voorhoeve, A M

“…This paper examines mortality by cause of death in a rural area of Machakos district in Kenya. The cause-of-death data collected between 1975 and 1978 were…”
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Results of two methods to determine health expectancy in The Netherlands in 1981-1985 by van Ginneken, J K, Dissevelt, A G, van de Water, H P, van Sonsbeek, J L

“…Health expectancy is a measure providing summarizing information on mortality on one hand and morbidity and/or disability on the other hand. In this article…”
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Family and other social factors contributing to differences in human immunodeficiency virus infection between South Africa and Bangladesh by Van Ginneken, Jeroen K.

“…The objective of this study is to draw attention to the importance of social, cultural, economic and political factors as causes of the human immunodeficiency…”
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Epiglottic retroversion in nine dogs by Van Ginneken, K., Van Goethem, B., Devriendt, N., Bosmans, T., De Rooster, H.

“…Epiglottic retroversion (ER) is an uncommon and poorly understood disorder of the upper respiratory tract in small breed dogs. In this retrospective study,…”
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Mobility patterns in a rural area of Machakos district, Kenya in 1974-1980 by Van Ginneken, J K, Omondi-odhiambo, Muller, A S

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Perceptions of adolescents and their mothers on reproductive and sexual development in Matlab, Bangladesh by Bosch, Alinda M, Hutter, Inge, van Ginneken, Jeroen K

“…Adolescence is the stepping stone for a child to reach adulthood. Although generally delimited by age, this stage is primarily a social and cultural…”
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