 Developing Countries
"Developing Countries" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Countries in the process of change with economic growth, that is, an increase in production, per capita consumption, and income. The process of economic growth involves better utilization of natural and human resources, which results in a change in the social, political, and economic structures.
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D003906
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.615.500.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Developing Countries- Developing Countries
- Countries, Developing
- Country, Developing
- Developing Country
- Least Developed Countries
- Countries, Least Developed
- Country, Least Developed
- Developed Countries, Least
- Developed Country, Least
- Least Developed Country
- Less-Developed Countries
- Countries, Less-Developed
- Country, Less-Developed
- Less Developed Countries
- Less-Developed Country
- Under-Developed Nations
- Nation, Under-Developed
- Nations, Under-Developed
- Under Developed Nations
- Under-Developed Nation
- Third-World Countries
- Countries, Third-World
- Country, Third-World
- Third World Countries
- Third-World Country
- Third-World Nations
- Nation, Third-World
- Nations, Third-World
- Third World Nations
- Third-World Nation
- Under-Developed Countries
- Countries, Under-Developed
- Country, Under-Developed
- Under Developed Countries
- Under-Developed Country
- Developing Nations
- Developing Nation
- Nations, Developing
- Less-Developed Nations
- Less Developed Nations
- Less-Developed Nation
- Nation, Less-Developed
- Nations, Less-Developed
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| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2021 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Developing Countries" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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MacDuffie E, McCallister C, George J, Monare B, Ketlametswe R, Ramontshonyana G, Mmari A, Pharithi M, Mntande L, Vuylsteke P, Bazzett-Matabele L, Kernell C, Hughes K, Kassick M, Bvochora-Nsingo M, Rendle KA, Grover S. Assessing the impact of multidisciplinary team gynecological oncology care in Botswana: A potential model for low- and middle-income countries. Cancer. 2025 Aug 15; 131(16):e70006.
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Charalambous M, Pierce JE, Pastou G, Kola E, Savitz SI. The Role of Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) in International Stroke Teams: A Systematic Review. Int J Lang Commun Disord. 2025 Jul-Aug; 60(4):e70062.
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Vincent A, Burbridge MA, Chaikittisilpa N, Chakraborty I, Chong M, Chowdhury T, Garcia P, Gaudet JG, Kiatchai T, Prabhakar H, Shiferaw AA, Shrestha GS, Tan PCS, Tavares C, Vacas S, Blacker SN, Lele AV, Mejia-Mantilla J. Perspectives on Analgesia for Craniotomy: A Survey of Anesthetic Practices. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2025 Jul 01; 37(3):319-324.
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Patterson RH, McMahon C, Waterworth C, Morton S, Platt A, Chadha S, Xu MJ, Der C, Nakku D, Seguya A, Frost R, Jaffer A, Robler SK, Emmett SD. Access to Ear and Hearing Care Globally: A Survey of Stakeholder Perceptions from the Lancet Commission on Global Hearing Loss. Otol Neurotol. 2025 Mar 01; 46(3):256-264.
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Aldana P, Aldana C, Hanel RA, Briones W, Rama J, Villamor RBV, Tan C, Gigataras RMM, Legaspi GD, Baticulon RE, Khu KJO, Altantuya S, Bolormaa T, Enkhmaa D, Clerkin P, Ocal E, Gluf W, Barkley A, Gutierrez-Aguirre SF, Shao B, Pirris S. Application of the 6 pillars of sustainable global surgical partnerships by the Neurosurgery Outreach Foundation with lower-middle-income countries in Asia. Neurosurg Focus. 2025 Mar 01; 58(3):E15.
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Holloway KA, Henry D. Identifying the most effective policies for minimising inappropriate use of antibiotics: A replicability study using three WHO datasets. Health Policy. 2025 May; 155:105269.
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Kortz TB, Holloway A, Agulnik A, He D, Rivera SG, Abbas Q, Appiah JA, Arias AV, Attebery J, Camacho-Cruz J, Caporal P, de Sa Rodrigues KE, Fink E, Kissoon N, Lee JH, L?pez-Bar?n E, Murthy S, Muttalib F, Nielsen K, Remy K, Sakaan F, Andre-von Arnim AVS, Rodrigues AT, Blackwelder W, Wiens MO, Bhutta A. Prevalence, aetiology, and hospital outcomes of paediatric acute critical illness in resource-constrained settings (Global PARITY): a multicentre, international, point prevalence and prospective cohort study. Lancet Glob Health. 2025 Feb; 13(2):e212-e221.
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Saad D, Spray BJ, Pertzborn MC. Identifying disparities in pediatric cystic fibrosis care between low-middle and middle-high income countries in the Middle East. Respir Med. 2024 Nov-Dec; 234:107821.
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Beegle K, Demombynes G, de Walque D, Gubbins P, Veillard J. COVID-19 increased existing gender mortality gaps in high-income more than middle-income countries. Int J Infect Dis. 2024 Nov; 148:107167.
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Tiwari BB, Kulkarni A, Zhang H, Khan MM, Zhang DS. Utilization of telehealth services in low- and middle-income countries amid the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative summary. Glob Health Action. 2023 12 31; 16(1):2179163.
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Reducing the environmental impact of surgery on a global scale: systematic review and co-prioritization with healthcare workers in 132 countries. Br J Surg. 2023 06 12; 110(7):804-817.
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Ishaque S, Famularo ST, Saleem AF, Siddiqui NUR, Kazi Z, Parkar S, Hotwani A, Thomas NJ, Thompson JM, Lahni P, Varisco B, Yehya N. Biomarker-Based Risk Stratification in Pediatric Sepsis From a Low-Middle Income Country. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2023 Jul 01; 24(7):563-573.
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Ali SA, Razzaq S, Aziz S, Allana A, Ali AA, Naeem S, Khowaja N, Ur Rehman F. Role of iron in the reduction of anemia among women of reproductive age in low-middle income countries: insights from systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Womens Health. 2023 04 17; 23(1):184.
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Klimberg VS. Teletransformation: Global Telesolutions and the Transformation of Surgical Care and Education. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 04 01; 236(4):535-542.
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Filipovic A, Ma?ulovic D, ?ivanovic M, Filipovic T, Bulatovic D, Zako?ek M, Nikolic D, Galun D. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Outcomes of Transarterial Chemoembolization in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Single Center Experience from a Developing Country. Medicina (Kaunas). 2022 Nov 22; 58(12).
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Demombynes G, de Walque D, Gubbins P, Urdinola P, Veillard J. Are COVID-19 age-mortality curves for 2020 flatter in developing countries? Evidence from a cross-sectional observational study of population-level official death counts and excess deaths estimates. BMJ Open. 2022 11 08; 12(11):e061589.
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Khandelwal P, Govindarajan S, Bagga A. Management and outcomes in children with lupus nephritis in the developing countries. Pediatr Nephrol. 2023 04; 38(4):987-1000.
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with paediatric cancer in low-income, middle-income and high-income countries: a multicentre, international, observational cohort study. BMJ Open. 2022 04 11; 12(4):e054690.
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Barnes LS, Stanley J, Bloch EM, Pagano MB, Ipe TS, Eichbaum Q, Wendel S, Indrikovs A, Cai W, Delaney M. Status of hospital-based blood transfusion services in low-income and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional international survey. BMJ Open. 2022 02 15; 12(2):e055017.
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Barnes LS, Al-Riyami AZ, Ipe TS, Bloch EM, Sibinga CS, Eichbaum QG. COVID-19 and the impact on blood availability and transfusion practices in low- and middle-income countries. Transfusion. 2022 02; 62(2):336-345.
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Bornstein MH, Rothenberg WA, Lansford JE, Bradley RH, Deater-Deckard K, Bizzego A, Esposito G. Child Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Pediatrics. 2021 11; 148(5).
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Ghafuri DL, Covert Greene B, Musa B, Gambo A, Sani A, Abdullahi S, Wudil BJ, Bello-Manga H, Gambo S, Ghafuri M, Cassell H, Neville K, Kirkham F, Kassim AA, Aliyu MH, DeBaun MR, Jordan LC. Capacity Building for Primary Stroke Prevention Teams in Children Living With Sickle Cell Anemia in Africa. Pediatr Neurol. 2021 12; 125:9-15.
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Mortality from gastrointestinal congenital anomalies at 264 hospitals in 74 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries: a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study. Lancet. 2021 07 24; 398(10297):325-339.
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Jedrzejko N, Margolick J, Nguyen JH, Ding M, Kisa P, Ball-Banting E, Hameed M, Joos E. A systematic review of global surgery partnerships and a proposed framework for sustainability. Can J Surg. 2021 04 28; 64(3):E280-E288.
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Castillo-Castrejon M, Yang IV, Davidson EJ, Borengasser SJ, Jambal P, Westcott J, Kemp JF, Garces A, Ali SA, Saleem S, Goldenberg RL, Figueroa L, Hambidge KM, Krebs NF, Powell TL. Preconceptional Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplementation in 2 Low-Resource Countries Results in Distinctly Different IGF-1/mTOR Placental Responses. J Nutr. 2021 03 11; 151(3):556-569.
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Bizzego A, Gabrieli G, Bornstein MH, Deater-Deckard K, Lansford JE, Bradley RH, Costa M, Esposito G. Predictors of Contemporary under-5 Child Mortality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Machine Learning Approach. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 02 01; 18(3).
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Salehi PP, Johnson AB, Rubinstein B, Pahlavan N, Azizzadeh B, Hamdan US. A Guide to Developing Safety Protocols for International Craniofacial Outreach Programs During the COVID-19 Era. J Craniofac Surg. 2021 Jan-Feb 01; 32(1):e108-e110.
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Lansford JE, Zietz S, Putnick DL, Deater-Deckard K, Bradley RH, Costa M, Esposito G, Bornstein MH. Men's and women's views on acceptability of husband-to-wife violence and use of corporal punishment with children in 21 low- and middle-income countries. Child Abuse Negl. 2020 10; 108:104692.
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Ventres W. Toward a New Ethic in Global Health Practice: Perspectives from Central America. South Med J. 2020 Aug; 113(8):374-377.
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Kolt GS, Ferdman BR, Choi JY, Henson J, Nguyen VT, Farkas EA, Nina VJ, Nina RV, CiFuentes RO, Zeman WF, Connett JE, Marath A. Emotional quality-of-life and patient-reported limitation in sports participation in children with uncorrected congenital and acquired heart disease in healthcare-restricted settings in low- and middle-income countries. Cardiol Young. 2020 Feb; 30(2):188-196.
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Ali SA, Khan U, Feroz A. Prevalence and Determinants of Anemia among Women of Reproductive Age in Developing Countries. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2020 Feb; 30(2):177-186.
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Kacmar RM, Mhyre JM. The Continued Crisis of Maternal Mortality: Is Consolidation of Care the Answer? Anesth Analg. 2020 01; 130(1):49-51.
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Tamhankar AJ, Nachimuthu R, Singh R, Harindran J, Meghwanshi GK, Kannan R, Senthil Kumar N, Negi V, Jacob L, Bhattacharyya S, Sahoo KC, Mahadik VK, Diwan V, Sharma M, Pathak A, Khedkar SU, Avhad D, Saxena S, Nerkar S, Venu V, Kumar S, Shandeepan G, Ranjit Singh K, Gashnga R, Kumar A. Characteristics of a Nationwide Voluntary Antibiotic Resistance Awareness Campaign in India; Future Paths and Pointers for Resource Limited Settings/Low and Middle Income Countries. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 12 16; 16(24).
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Lander RL, Hambidge KM, Westcott JE, Tejeda G, Diba TS, Mastiholi SC, Khan US, Garc?s A, Figueroa L, Tshefu A, Lokangaka A, Goudar SS, Somannavar MS, Ali SA, Saleem S, McClure EM, Krebs NF, Group OBOTWFPNT. Pregnant Women in Four Low-Middle Income Countries Have a High Prevalence of Inadequate Dietary Intakes That Are Improved by Dietary Diversity. Nutrients. 2019 Jul 10; 11(7).
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Emmett SD, Sudoko CK, Tucci DL, Gong W, Saunders JE, Akhtar N, Bhutta MF, Touch S, Pradhananga RB, Mukhtar N, Martinez N, Martinez FD, Ramos H, Kameswaran M, Kumar RNS, Soekin S, Prepageran N. Expanding Access: Cost-effectiveness of Cochlear Implantation and Deaf Education in Asia. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 10; 161(4):672-682.
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Feroz A, Abrejo F, Ali SA, Nuruddin R, Saleem S. Using mobile phones to improve young people's sexual and reproductive health in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol to identify barriers, facilitators and reported interventions. Syst Rev. 2019 05 18; 8(1):117.
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Razzano D, Hall A, Gardner JM, Jiang XS. Pathology Engagement in Global Health: Exploring Opportunities to Get Involved. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2019 04; 143(4):418-421.
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Tikmani SS, Ali SA, Saleem S, Bann CM, Mwenechanya M, Carlo WA, Figueroa L, Garces AL, Krebs NF, Patel A, Hibberd PL, Goudar SS, Derman RJ, Aziz A, Marete I, Tenge C, Esamai F, Liechty E, Bucher S, Moore JL, McClure EM, Goldenberg RL. Trends of antenatal care during pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: Findings from the global network maternal and newborn health registry. Semin Perinatol. 2019 08; 43(5):297-307.
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Hambidge KM, Westcott JE, Garc?s A, Figueroa L, Goudar SS, Dhaded SM, Pasha O, Ali SA, Tshefu A, Lokangaka A, Derman RJ, Goldenberg RL, Bose CL, Bauserman M, Koso-Thomas M, Thorsten VR, Sridhar A, Stolka K, Das A, McClure EM, Krebs NF. A multicountry randomized controlled trial of comprehensive maternal nutrition supplementation initiated before conception: the Women First trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 02 01; 109(2):457-469.
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Cancedda C, Cotton P, Shema J, Rulisa S, Riviello R, Adams LV, Farmer PE, Kagwiza JN, Kyamanywa P, Mukamana D, Mumena C, Tumusiime DK, Mukashyaka L, Ndenga E, Twagirumugabe T, Mukara KB, Dusabejambo V, Walker TD, Nkusi E, Bazzett-Matabele L, Butera A, Rugwizangoga B, Kabayiza JC, Kanyandekwe S, Kalisa L, Ntirenganya F, Dixson J, Rogo T, McCall N, Corden M, Wong R, Mukeshimana M, Gatarayiha A, Ntagungira EK, Yaman A, Musabeyezu J, Sliney A, Nuthulaganti T, Kernan M, Okwi P, Rhatigan J, Barrow J, Wilson K, Levine AC, Reece R, Koster M, Moresky RT, O'Flaherty JE, Palumbo PE, Ginwalla R, Binanay CA, Thielman N, Relf M, Wright R, Hill M, Chyun D, Klar RT, McCreary LL, Hughes TL, Moen M, Meeks V, Barrows B, Durieux ME, McClain CD, Bunts A, Calland FJ, Hedt-Gauthier B, Milner D, Raviola G, Smith SE, Tuteja M, Magriples U, Rastegar A, Arnold L, Magaziner I, Binagwaho A. Health Professional Training and Capacity Strengthening Through International Academic Partnerships: The First Five Years of the Human Resources for Health Program in Rwanda. Int J Health Policy Manag. 2018 11 01; 7(11):1024-1039.
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Arag?n IJ, Ceballos H, Dufour D, Ferruzzi MG. Pro-vitamin A carotenoids stability and bioaccessibility from elite selection of biofortified cassava roots (Manihot esculenta, Crantz) processed to traditional flours and porridges. Food Funct. 2018 Sep 19; 9(9):4822-4835.
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Joshi SC, Diwan V, Joshi R, Sharma M, Pathak A, Shah H, Tamhankar AJ, St?lsby Lundborg C. "How Can the Patients Remain Safe, If We Are Not Safe and Protected from the Infections"? A Qualitative Exploration among Health-Care Workers about Challenges of Maintaining Hospital Cleanliness in a Resource Limited Tertiary Setting in Rural India. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 09 06; 15(9).
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Saleem S, Tikmani SS, McClure EM, Moore JL, Azam SI, Dhaded SM, Goudar SS, Garces A, Figueroa L, Marete I, Tenge C, Esamai F, Patel AB, Ali SA, Naqvi F, Mwenchanya M, Chomba E, Carlo WA, Derman RJ, Hibberd PL, Bucher S, Liechty EA, Krebs N, Michael Hambidge K, Wallace DD, Koso-Thomas M, Miodovnik M, Goldenberg RL. Trends and determinants of stillbirth in developing countries: results from the Global Network's Population-Based Birth Registry. Reprod Health. 2018 Jun 22; 15(Suppl 1):100.
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Magro I, Emmett SD, Saunders J. Cost-effectiveness of CI in developing countries. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Jun; 26(3):190-195.
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Brown CS, Emmett SD, Robler SK, Tucci DL. Global Hearing Loss Prevention. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2018 Jun; 51(3):575-592.
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Ventres WB. Intentional Exploration on International Service Learning Trips: Three Questions for Global Health. Ann Glob Health. 2017 May - Aug; 83(3-4):584-587.
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Kulik MC, Bialous SA, Munthali S, Max W. Tobacco growing and the sustainable development goals, Malawi. Bull World Health Organ. 2017 May 01; 95(5):362-367.
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Mhyre JM. The critical role of obstetric anaesthesia in low-income and middle-income countries. Lancet Glob Health. 2016 May; 4(5):e290-1.
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Callaghan-Koru JA, McMahon SA, Chebet JJ, Kilewo C, Frumence G, Gupta S, Stevenson R, Lipingu C, Baqui AH, Winch PJ. A qualitative exploration of health workers' and clients' perceptions of barriers to completing four antenatal care visits in Morogoro Region, Tanzania. Health Policy Plan. 2016 Oct; 31(8):1039-49.
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Bornstein MH, Putnick DL, Bradley RH, Deater-Deckard K, Lansford JE. GENDER IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES: INTRODUCTION Monogr Soc Res Child Dev. 2016 03; 81(1):7-23.
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Kyu HH, Pinho C, Wagner JA, Brown JC, Bertozzi-Villa A, Charlson FJ, Coffeng LE, Dandona L, Erskine HE, Ferrari AJ, Fitzmaurice C, Fleming TD, Forouzanfar MH, Graetz N, Guinovart C, Haagsma J, Higashi H, Kassebaum NJ, Larson HJ, Lim SS, Mokdad AH, Moradi-Lakeh M, Odell SV, Roth GA, Serina PT, Stanaway JD, Misganaw A, Whiteford HA, Wolock TM, Wulf Hanson S, Abd-Allah F, Abera SF, Abu-Raddad LJ, AlBuhairan FS, Amare AT, Antonio CA, Artaman A, Barker-Collo SL, Barrero LH, Benjet C, Bensenor IM, Bhutta ZA, Bikbov B, Brazinova A, Campos-Nonato I, Casta?eda-Orjuela CA, Catal?-L?pez F, Chowdhury R, Cooper C, Crump JA, Dandona R, Degenhardt L, Dellavalle RP, Dharmaratne SD, Faraon EJ, Feigin VL, F?rst T, Geleijnse JM, Gessner BD, Gibney KB, Goto A, Gunnell D, Hankey GJ, Hay RJ, Hornberger JC, Hosgood HD, Hu G, Jacobsen KH, Jayaraman SP, Jeemon P, Jonas JB, Karch A, Kim D, Kim S, Kokubo Y, Kuate Defo B, Kucuk Bicer B, Kumar GA, Larsson A, Leasher JL, Leung R, Li Y, Lipshultz SE, Lopez AD, Lotufo PA, Lunevicius R, Lyons RA, Majdan M, Malekzadeh R, Mashal T, Mason-Jones AJ, Melaku YA, Memish ZA, Mendoza W, Miller TR, Mock CN, Murray J, Nolte S, Oh IH, Olusanya BO, Ortblad KF, Park EK, Paternina Caicedo AJ, Patten SB, Patton GC, Pereira DM, Perico N, Piel FB, Polinder S, Popova S, Pourmalek F, Quistberg DA, Remuzzi G, Rodriguez A, Rojas-Rueda D, Rothenbacher D, Rothstein DH, Sanabria J, Santos IS, Schwebel DC, Sepanlou SG, Shaheen A, Shiri R, Shiue I, Skirbekk V, Sliwa K, Sreeramareddy CT, Stein DJ, Steiner TJ, Stovner LJ, Sykes BL, Tabb KM, Terkawi AS, Thomson AJ, Thorne-Lyman AL, Towbin JA, Ukwaja KN, Vasankari T, Venketasubramanian N, Vlassov VV, Vollset SE, Weiderpass E, Weintraub RG, Werdecker A, Wilkinson JD, Woldeyohannes SM, Wolfe CD, Yano Y, Yip P, Yonemoto N, Yoon SJ, Younis MZ, Yu C, El Sayed Zaki M, Naghavi M, Murray CJ, Vos T. Global and National Burden of Diseases and Injuries Among Children and Adolescents Between 1990 and 2013: Findings From the Global Burden of Disease 2013 Study. JAMA Pediatr. 2016 Mar; 170(3):267-87.
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