The impact of HIV on mortality during in-patient rehabilitation of severely malnourished children in Malawi

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 639-644

  Chinkhumba, Jobiba ^a   Tomkins, Andrew ^b   Banda, Theresa ^c   Mkangama, Catherine ^c   Fergusson, Pamela ^d,e  

^a Action Against Hunger Malawi   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e Action Against Hunger UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CD4; Child malnutrition; HIV; Malawi; Mortality; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE PERCENTAGE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALNUTRITION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION CARE; SCREENING TEST;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; MALAWI; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 46549087560     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.04.028     Document Type: Article

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