Child Mortality after Discharge from a Health Facility following Suspected Pneumonia, Meningitis or Septicaemia in Rural Gambia: A Cohort Study.

Child Mortality after Discharge from a Health Facility following Suspected Pneumonia, Meningitis or Septicaemia in Rural Gambia: A Cohort Study.

OBJECTIVE:To measure mortality and its risk factors among children discharged from a health centre in rural Gambia. METHODS:We conducted a cohort study between 12 May 2008 and 11 May 2012. Children aged 2-59 months, admitted with suspected pneumonia, sepsis, or meningitis after presenting to primary...

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Main Authors: Aakash Varun Chhibber, Philip C Hill, James Jafali, Momodou Jasseh, Mohammad Ilias Hossain, Malick Ndiaye, Jayani C Pathirana, Brian Greenwood, Grant A Mackenzie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4564213?pdf=render

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