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Prevalence, outcome and quality of care among children hospitalized with severe acute malnutrition in Kenyan hospitals: A multi-site observational study

BACKGROUND: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) remains a major cause of admission and inpatient mortality worldwide in children aged less than 5 years. In this study, we explored SAM prevalence and outcomes in children admitted in 13 Kenyan hospitals participating in a Clinical Information Network (CIN...

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Autores principales: Gachau, Susan, Irimu, Grace, Ayieko, Philip, Akech, Samuel, Agweyu, Ambrose, English, Mike
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5957373/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29771994
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0197607