A cohort study of morbidity, mortality and health seeking behavior following rural health center visits by children under 12 in southwestern Uganda.

A cohort study of morbidity, mortality and health seeking behavior following rural health center visits by children under 12 in southwestern Uganda.

BACKGROUND:Children discharged from hospitals in developing countries are at high risk of morbidity and mortality. However, few data describe these outcomes among children seen and discharged from rural outpatient centers. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this exploratory study was to identify predictors...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Matthew O Wiens, Heng Gan, Celestine Barigye, Guohai Zhou, Elias Kumbakumba, Jerome Kabakyenga, Niranjan Kissoon, J Mark Ansermino, Walter Karlen, Charles P Larson, Stuart M MacLeod
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4311987?pdf=render

Internet

http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4311987?pdf=render

Similar Items