Nutritional rickets among children admitted with severe pneumonia at Mulago hospital, Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background There’s abundant sunshine in the tropics but severe rickets is still observed. Nutritional rickets is associated with an increased risk of acute lower respiratory infections. Pneumonia is the leading cause of death in the under 5 -year old children with the highest burden in deve...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Pediatrics |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-018-1310-9 |