Hospitalizations and Deaths Associated with Diarrhea and Respiratory Diseases among Children Aged 0–5 Years in a Referral Hospital of Mauritania

Hospitalizations and Deaths Associated with Diarrhea and Respiratory Diseases among Children Aged 0–5 Years in a Referral Hospital of Mauritania

Diarrhea and respiratory diseases are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among <5-year-olds worldwide, but systematic data are not available from Mauritania. We conducted a hospital-based retrospective study. Data on admissions to Mauritania’s National Referral Hospital (...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Lemine Cheikh Brahim Ahmed, Abdellahi Weddih, Mohammed Benhafid, Mohamed Abdellahi Bollahi, Mariem Sidatt, Khattry Makhalla, Ali H. Mokdad, Jorg Heukelbach, Abdelkarim Filali-Maltouf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
respiratory diseases
diarrhea
hospitalizations
children
Mauritania
deaths
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/3/3/103

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