Post-discharge mortality in children with severe malnutrition and pneumonia in Bangladesh.
BACKGROUND: Post-discharge mortality among children with severe illness in resource-limited settings is under-recognized and there are limited data. We evaluated post-discharge mortality in a recently reported cohort of children with severe malnutrition and pneumonia, and identified characteristics...
Main Authors: | Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, Stephen M Graham, Trevor Duke, Tahmeed Ahmed, Abu Syed Golam Faruque, Hasan Ashraf, Pradip Kumar Bardhan, Abu S M S B Shahid, K M Shahunja, Mohammed Abdus Salam |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4167196?pdf=render |
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