Mortality and morbidity patterns in under-five children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Zambia: a five-year retrospective review of hospital-based records (2009–2013)

BACKGROUND: Severe acute malnutrition has continued to be growing problem in Sub Saharan Africa. We investigated the factors associated with morbidity and mortality of under-five children admitted and managed in hospital for severe acute malnutrition. METHODS: It was a retrospective quantitative rev...

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Autores principales: Munthali, Tendai, Jacobs, Choolwe, Sitali, Lungowe, Dambe, Rosalia, Michelo, Charles
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4416273/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25937927
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13690-015-0072-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4416273/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25937927
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13690-015-0072-1

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