Predicting mortality among hospitalized children with respiratory illness in Western Kenya, 2009-2012.

Predicting mortality among hospitalized children with respiratory illness in Western Kenya, 2009-2012.

<h4>Background</h4>Pediatric respiratory disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the developing world. We evaluated a modified respiratory index of severity in children (mRISC) scoring system as a standard tool to identify children at greater risk of death from respiratory...

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Main Authors: Gideon O Emukule, Meredith McMorrow, Chulie Ulloa, Sammy Khagayi, Henry N Njuguna, Deron Burton, Joel M Montgomery, Philip Muthoka, Mark A Katz, Robert F Breiman, Joshua A Mott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24667695/?tool=EBI

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