Prevalence and burden of diseases presenting to a general pediatrics ward in gondar, ethiopia

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 350-357

  Gordon, David M ^a   Frenning, Sarah ^b   Draper, Heather R ^b   Kokeb, Mehretie ^b  

^a Gondar University Hospital ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Africa; Assessment; Mortality determinants; Patient outcomes

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CHILD; COMA; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEHYDRATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MENINGITIS; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRIC WARD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84885106333     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmt031     Document Type: Article

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