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Predictors and outcome of tetanus in newborns in slum areas of Karachi City: a case control study

BACKGROUND: Tetanus in newborns, is an under-reported public health problem and a major cause of mortality in developing countries. This study aimed to determine the predictors and outcome of tetanus in newborn infants in the slums of Bin-Qasim town, Karachi, Pakistan. METHODS: We conducted a case–c...

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Autores principales:	Sohaila, Arjumand, Shafiq, Yasir, Azim, Shazia, Baloch, Benazir, Akhtar, Ali Syed Muhammad, Tikmani, Shiyam Sunder, Brown, Nick
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2015
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4527233/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26245449 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-015-1301-y

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