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Transitions from hospital to home: A mixed methods study to evaluate pediatric discharges in Uganda.

The World Health Organization (WHO) Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) guidelines recognize the importance of discharge planning to ensure continuation of care at home and appropriate follow-up. However, insufficient attention has been paid to post discharge planning in many hospitals...

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Main Authors:	Olive Kabajaasi (Author), Jessica Trawin (Author), Brooklyn Derksen (Author), Clare Komugisha (Author), Savio Mwaka (Author), Peter Waiswa (Author), Jesca Nsungwa-Sabiiti (Author), J Mark Ansermino (Author), Niranjan Kissoon (Author), Jessica Duby (Author), Nathan Kenya-Mugisha (Author), Matthew O Wiens (Author)
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Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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