Clinical assessment and treatment in paediatric wards in the north-east of the United Republic of Tanzania

• Main Authors: Hugh Reyburn (Author), Emmanuel Mwakasungula (Author), Semkini Chonya (Author), Frank Mtei (Author), Ib Bygbjerg (Author), Anja Poulsen (Author), Raimos Olomi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: We assessed paediatric care in the 13 public hospitals in the north-east of the United Republic of Tanzania to determine if diagnoses and treatments were consistent with current guidelines for care. METHODS: Data were collected over a five-day period in each site where paediatric outpatie...