Changing trends in blood transfusion in children and neonates admitted in Kilifi District Hospital, Kenya

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Severe anaemia is a common cause for hospitalization in children in sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria plays an important aetiological role, resulting in a substantial burden of paediatric transfusion in hospitals. A decline in malaria and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Akech Samuel, Pedro Rosalon, Maitland Kathryn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/9/1/307