Background: Most health information from Nigeria and other developing countries are based on hospital records which although may not be a true representative of the whole population, they serve as pointers. Such information has shown that infections and malnutrition remain the leadingcauses of morbidity and mortality , although non-communicable diseases also pose substantial threat to child health.Objective: To review the pattern, trend and outcome of paediatricadmissions at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital over afive year period.Methods: Patients admitted into the main pediatric wards of the hospital over a five year period were reviewed, through information obtained from their case notes. Neonates, surgical and trauma patients ...
Background: Children Emergency Room (CHER) is a vital health care services point in many hospitals a...
Aims: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are becoming significant causes of morbidity and mortality. H...
Background: In the sub-Saharan Africa, one in every five children dies before their 5th birthday, mo...
Objective: To describe the pattern and outcome of childhood illnesses seen in a paediatric emergency...
Background: Nigeria is still battling with preventable childhood deaths, being one of the six countr...
Background: Patterns of morbidity and mortality in hospital populations are indicative of community ...
Background: The pattern of diseases in many resource-poor countries has changed in recent decades du...
Objective: To describe the pattern of morbidity and mortality as seen at the Emergency Paediatric Un...
Background: Regular and periodic assessment of pattern of childhood mortality in the Children emerge...
Introduction: A regular reappraisal of the morbidity and mortality pattern in our children emergency...
Introduction: Morbidity and mortality reviews provide platforms for quality controls and improvement...
Background: Non-communicable diseases are increasing worldwide due to rapidly changing lifestyles an...
A five-year review of the pattern and outcome of paediatric admissions in the Children Emergency Roo...
Background: Efforts to improve child survival can only be effective if they are based on reasonably ...
Background: Reports from the developed nations reveal respiratory tract infections as the leading ca...
Background: Children Emergency Room (CHER) is a vital health care services point in many hospitals a...
Aims: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are becoming significant causes of morbidity and mortality. H...
Background: In the sub-Saharan Africa, one in every five children dies before their 5th birthday, mo...
Objective: To describe the pattern and outcome of childhood illnesses seen in a paediatric emergency...
Background: Nigeria is still battling with preventable childhood deaths, being one of the six countr...
Background: Patterns of morbidity and mortality in hospital populations are indicative of community ...
Background: The pattern of diseases in many resource-poor countries has changed in recent decades du...
Objective: To describe the pattern of morbidity and mortality as seen at the Emergency Paediatric Un...
Background: Regular and periodic assessment of pattern of childhood mortality in the Children emerge...
Introduction: A regular reappraisal of the morbidity and mortality pattern in our children emergency...
Introduction: Morbidity and mortality reviews provide platforms for quality controls and improvement...
Background: Non-communicable diseases are increasing worldwide due to rapidly changing lifestyles an...
A five-year review of the pattern and outcome of paediatric admissions in the Children Emergency Roo...
Background: Efforts to improve child survival can only be effective if they are based on reasonably ...
Background: Reports from the developed nations reveal respiratory tract infections as the leading ca...
Background: Children Emergency Room (CHER) is a vital health care services point in many hospitals a...
Aims: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are becoming significant causes of morbidity and mortality. H...
Background: In the sub-Saharan Africa, one in every five children dies before their 5th birthday, mo...