Childhood mortality from acute infectious diseases in Uganda : studies in sepsis and post-discharge mortality
Background and objectives: The fourth Millennium Development Goal to reduce childhood mortality by two-thirds will not be achieved in most countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Infectious diseases are the most common cause of death in these children. A significant period of vulnerability occurs in the we...
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Language: | English |
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University of British Columbia
2015
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/53787 |