A sixteen-year epidemiological profile of a pediatric intensive care unit, Brazil;Perfil epidemiológico de dezesseis anos de uma unidade de terapia intensiva pediátrica

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 728-733

  Einloft, Paulo Roberto ^a   Garcia, Pedro Celiny ^a   Piva, Jefferson Pedro ^a   Bruno, Francisco ^a   Kipper, Délio José ^a   Fiori, Renato M ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Age distribution; Infant mortality; Inpatients; Intensive care units; Medical records; Pediatric; Protein energy malnutrition; Risk factors; Sex distribution

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0036974697     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102002000700011     Document Type: Article

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