Morbidity and mortality of neonates admitted in general paediatric wards at Kenyatta National Hospital

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 611-616

  Simiyu, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; KENYA; LENGTH OF STAY; MATERNAL AGE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PARITY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; KENYA; LENGTH OF STAY; MATERNAL AGE; MORBIDITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARITY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENTS' ROOMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1642484929     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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