Survival status and mortality predictors among severely malnourished under 5 years of age children admitted to Minia University maternity and children hospital

Abstract Background Though effective treatment programs for severely malnourished children are available, mortality rate among children with acute malnutrition continue to rise and little is known about its long-term outcomes and potential predictors of its in-hospital and post-discharge mortality....

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Main Authors: Eman Ramadan Ghazawy, Gihan Mohammed Bebars, Ehab Salah Eshak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-020-02146-1