Aetiology, outcome, and risk factors for mortality among adults with acute pneumonia in Kenya.
BACKGROUND: Despite a substantial disease burden, there is little descriptive epidemiology of acute pneumonia in sub-Saharan Africa. We did this study to define the aetiology of acute pneumonia, to estimate mortality at convalescence, and to analyse mortality risk-factors. METHODS: We studied 281 K...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2000
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