Etiology of child mortality in Goroka, Papua New Guinea: a prospective two-year study

Etiology of child mortality in Goroka, Papua New Guinea: a prospective two-year study

OBJECTIVE: To collect accurate data on disease- and microbial-specific causes and avoidable factors in child deaths in a developing country. METHODS: A systematic prospective audit of deaths of children seen at Goroka Hospital in the highlands of Papua New Guinea was carried out. Over a 24-month per...

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Main Authors: Duke Trevor, Michael Audrey, Mgone Joyce, Frank Dale, Wal Tilda, Sehuko Rebecca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2002-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Infant mortality
Hospital mortality
Cause of death
Sepsis/mortality
Age factors
Confounding factors (Epidemiology)
Prospective studies
Papua New Guinea
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