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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...
Autores principales: | Ikobah, Joanah M, Uhegbu, Kelechi, Akpan, Francis, Muoneke, Leo, Ekanem, Emmanuel |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2022
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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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