Child deaths in South Africa: Lessons from the child death review pilot.

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Published in S Afr Med J on August 08, 2016

Authors

Shanaaz Mathews1, Lorna J Martin, David Coetzee, Chris Scott, Yasheen Brijmohun

Author Affiliations

1: Children's Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa. shanaaz.mathews@uct.ac.za.

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