The mortality of ill infants with false tooth extraction in a rural Ugandan emergency department

False tooth extraction (FTE), a cultural practice in East Africa used to treat fever and diarrhea in infants, has been thought to increase infant mortality. The mortality of clinically similar infants with and without false tooth extraction has not previously been examined. The objective of our retr...

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Main Authors: Amyna Husain, M. Douglas Baker, Mark C. Bisanzo, Martha W. Stevens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2017-08-01
Series:Journal of Public Health in Africa
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Online Access:http://www.publichealthinafrica.org/index.php/jphia/article/view/582