Audit of care for children aged 6 to 59 months admitted with severe malnutrition at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya

International Health

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-96

  Nzioki, Charles ^a   Irimu, Grace ^b,c   Musoke, Rachel ^b   English, Mike ^b,c,d  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Implementation; Process of care; Severe malnutrition; Treatment; WHO guidelines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEAT; HUMAN; INFANT; KENYA; KWASHIORKOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MARASMUS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 71849101293     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.inhe.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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