Journal article
Brain damage after neonatal tetanus in a rural Kenyan hospital.
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OBJECTIVE: Neonatal tetanus (NNT) is an important cause of mortality in resource poor countries, particularly sub-Saharan Africa. There are no reports of the long-term outcome of children who survive NNT in African hospitals. DESIGN: In a retrospective study of children discharged from Kilifi District Hospital (KDH), Kenya with NNT, each child was linked with a comparative child (CC) in the community matched for age, sex and locality. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 123 patients were admitted with N...
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- Published
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- Journal:
- Tropical medicine and international health : TM and IH
- Volume:
- 6
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 305-308
- Publication date:
- 2001-04-01
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- EISSN:
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1365-3156
- ISSN:
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1360-2276
- Source identifiers:
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185602
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- English
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- pubs:185602
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- 2012-12-19
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- 2001
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