Risk Factors for Death among Children Less than 5 Years Old Hospitalized with Diarrhea in Rural Western Kenya, 2005–2007: A Cohort Study

BACKGROUND: Diarrhea is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Data on risk factors for mortality are limited. We conducted hospital-based surveillance to characterize the etiology of diarrhea and identify risk factors for death among children hospitalized with d...

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Autores principales: O'Reilly, Ciara E., Jaron, Peter, Ochieng, Benjamin, Nyaguara, Amek, Tate, Jacqueline E., Parsons, Michele B., Bopp, Cheryl A., Williams, Kara A., Vinjé, Jan, Blanton, Elizabeth, Wannemuehler, Kathleen A., Vulule, John, Laserson, Kayla F., Breiman, Robert F., Feikin, Daniel R., Widdowson, Marc-Alain, Mintz, Eric
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3389023/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22802736
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001256

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3389023/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22802736
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001256

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