Excess child mortality after discharge from hospital in Kilifi, Kenya: a retrospective cohort analysis

• Hoofdauteurs: Jennifer C Moïsi (Auteur), Hellen Gatakaa (Auteur), James A Berkley (Auteur), Kathryn Maitland (Auteur), Neema Mturi (Auteur), Charles R Newton (Auteur), Patricia Njuguna (Auteur), James Nokes (Auteur), John Ojal (Auteur), Evasius Bauni (Auteur), Benjamin Tsofa (Auteur), Norbert Peshu (Auteur), Kevin Marsh (Auteur), Thomas N Williams (Auteur), J Anthony G Scott (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: The World Health Organization.
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OBJECTIVE: To explore excess paediatric mortality after discharge from Kilifi District Hospital, Kenya, and its duration and risk factors. METHODS: Hospital and demographic data were used to describe post-discharge mortality and survival probability in children aged < 15 years, by age group and c...