Identifying neonates at risk for post-discharge mortality in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Monrovia, Liberia: Derivation and internal validation of a novel risk assessment tool

Identifying neonates at risk for post-discharge mortality in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Monrovia, Liberia: Derivation and internal validation of a novel risk assessment tool

Introduction The immediate period after hospital discharge carries a large burden of childhood mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Our objective was to derive and internally validate a risk assessment tool to identify neonates discharged from the neonatal ward at risk for 60-day post-discharge mortalit...

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Main Authors: Robert F Breiman, Christopher R Sudfeld, Rodrick Kisenge, Christopher P Duggan, Cynthia G Whitney, Claudia R Morris, Chris A Rees, Readon C Ideh, Michelle Niescierenko, Karim P Manji, Julia Kamara, Abraham Samma, Evance Godfrey, Hussein K Manji, Adrianna L Westbrook, Ye-Jeung G Coleman-Nekar
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Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2024-02-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/2/e079389.full

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