A two year retrospective review of reasons for pediatric admission to Chiro Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 241-249

  GMariam, Abebe ^a  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Admission; Discharge; Length of stay; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG DISEASE; MALARIA; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG DISEASES; MALARIA; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33645757113     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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