Deaths due to respiratory tract infections in Africa: a review of autopsy studies
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Summary
There is an urgent need for new postmortem studies to monitor cause of death in new and emerging patient groups, such as those on antiretroviral therapy and HIV exposed uninfected children.
- Type
- review
- Published
- 2013-05-01
- Cited by
- 84
- References
- 45
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Keywords
Medicine, Respiratory tract infections, Intensive care medicine, Respiratory tract, Respiratory system
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