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Mortality Pattern in Children: A Hospital Based Study in Nigeria.

This article is from International Journal of Biomedical Science : IJBS , volume 5 . Abstract Background: Hospital based data on mortality pattern is a reflection of what is obtainable in a community at large. Therefore, data obtained from such review is usually beneficial in re-evaluating existing services and in improving facilities and patient care. The aim of this study was to evaluate the mortality pattern of children admitted into the children medical wards of the University of Port-Harcourt Teaching Hospital from Jan 2007 to December 2008. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective…