Prognostic factors for mortality in neonatal tetanus: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Lambo, Jonathan A ^a   Anokye, Emmanuel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age at onset; Age at presentation; Birth weight; Case fatality rate; Mortality; Neonatal tetanus; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEATH; CINAHL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE COURSE; EMBASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NEWBORN TETANUS; ONSET AGE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGE AT ONSET; AGE AT PRESENTATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE FATALITY RATE; MORTALITY; NEONATAL TETANUS; PROGNOSTIC FACTORS;

AGE OF ONSET; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ODDS RATIO; PROGNOSIS; PUBLICATION BIAS; RISK FACTORS; TETANUS;

EID: 84888428215     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.05.016     Document Type: Review

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