Predictors of In-Patient Mortality of Severe Acute Malnutrition of Hospitalised Children in a Tertiary Facility in Southern Nigeria

Introduction Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) remains a public health concern in developing countries. Children with SAM are nine times more likely to die compared with those that are well-nourished. Most studies on SAM in Nigeria focus on disease burden without evaluating risk factors that may be us...

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Autores principales: Ikobah, Joanah M, Uhegbu, Kelechi, Akpan, Francis, Muoneke, Leo, Ekanem, Emmanuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Pediatrics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9117849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35602815
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.24195

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9117849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35602815
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.24195

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