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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Main Author: Wiens, Matthew Owen
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/53787