Mortality among children under five years admitted for routine care of severe acute malnutrition: a prospective cohort study from Kampala, Uganda

BACKGROUND: Mortality among children under 5 years of age admitted to malnutrition units in sub-Saharan Africa remains high. The burden of HIV infection, a major risk factor for mortality among patients with severe acute malnutrition (SAM), has reduced due to concerted prevention and treatment strat...

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Autores principales: Nalwanga, Damalie, Musiime, Victor, Kizito, Samuel, Kiggundu, John Baptist, Batte, Anthony, Musoke, Philippa, Tumwine, James K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7181483/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32331517
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-02094-w

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7181483/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32331517
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-02094-w

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