An exploration of mortality risk factors in non-severe pneumonia in children using clinical data from Kenya

An exploration of mortality risk factors in non-severe pneumonia in children using clinical data from Kenya

Abstract Background Childhood pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of mortality in children younger than 5 years old. Recent updates to World Health Organization pneumonia guidelines recommend outpatient care for a population of children previously classified as high risk. This revision has bee...

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Main Authors: Timothy Tuti, Ambrose Agweyu, Paul Mwaniki, Niels Peek, Mike English, on behalf of the Clinical Information Network Author Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Pneumonia
Risk factors
Guidelines
Pediatrics
Machine learning
Decision support techniques
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-017-0963-9

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