Risk factors for death among children less than 5 years old hospitalized with diarrhea in rural western Kenya, 2005-2007: a cohort study.

BACKGROUND: Diarrhea is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Data on risk factors for mortality are limited. We conducted hospital-based surveillance to characterize the etiology of diarrhea and identify risk factors for death among children hospitalized with d...

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Published in:	PLoS Medicine
Main Authors:	Ciara E O'Reilly, Peter Jaron, Benjamin Ochieng, Amek Nyaguara, Jacqueline E Tate, Michele B Parsons, Cheryl A Bopp, Kara A Williams, Jan Vinjé, Elizabeth Blanton, Kathleen A Wannemuehler, John Vulule, Kayla F Laserson, Robert F Breiman, Daniel R Feikin, Marc-Alain Widdowson, Eric Mintz
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3389023?pdf=render