Predictors of in-hospital mortality among under-five children with severe acute malnutrition in South-Western Uganda

BACKGROUND: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) affects about 13 million under-five children (U5), with an estimated one million dying every year. In this study we aimed at determining the in hospital mortality and its associated factors among U5s admitted with SAM. METHODS: This was a prospective cohor...

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Nduhukire, Timothy, Atwine, Daniel, Rachel, Luwaga, Byonanebye, Joseph E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2020
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7319331/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32589637
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234343
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