Abnormal blood glucose concentrations on admission to a rural Kenyan district hospital: Prevalence and outcome

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 621-625

  Osier, F H A ^a   Berkley, J A ^b   Ross, A ^b   Sanderson, F ^a   Mohammed, S ^a   Newton, C R J C ^c  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ENTERIC FEEDING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFANT; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALNUTRITION; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RURAL AREA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH; HOSPITALIZATION; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KENYA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0038168666     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.88.7.621     Document Type: Article

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