Association of the Paediatric Admission Quality of Care score with mortality in Kenyan hospitals: a validation study
Background: Measuring the quality of hospital admission care is essential to ensure that standards of practice are met and continuously improved to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with the illnesses most responsible for inpatient deaths. The Paediatric Admission Quality of Care (PAQC) scor...
Main Authors: | Charles Opondo, PhD, Prof Elizabeth Allen, PhD, Prof Jim Todd, MSc, Prof Mike English, FMedSci |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-02-01
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Series: | The Lancet Global Health |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X17304849 |
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