Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5635952 Burns 2017 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
Preexisting malnutrition in burn patients in sub-Saharan Africa increases odds of mortality after controlling for significant covariates. Survival of burn patients in this region will not reach that of the developed world until a strategy of aggressive nutritional support is implemented in this population.
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The effect of pre-existing malnutrition on pediatric burn mortality in a sub-Saharan African burn unit
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