Derivation and validation of a prognostic score for neonatal mortality in Ethiopia: a case-control study

• Hauptverfasser: Rishi P. Mediratta (Verfasst von), Ashenafi Tazebew Amare (Verfasst von), Rasika Behl (Verfasst von), Bradley Efron (Verfasst von), Balasubramanian Narasimhan (Verfasst von), Alemayehu Teklu (Verfasst von), Abdulkadir Shehibo (Verfasst von), Mulugeta Ayalew (Verfasst von), Saraswati Kache (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Early warning scores for neonatal mortality have not been designed for low income countries. We developed and validated a score to predict mortality upon admission to a NICU in Ethiopia. Methods We conducted a retrospective case-control study at the University of Gondar Hospital,...