Postdischarge mortality in children with acute infectious diseases: derivation of postdischarge mortality prediction models

M O Wiens; E Kumbakumba; C P Larson; J M Ansermino; J Singer; N Kissoon; H Wong; A Ndamira; J Kabakyenga; J Kiwanuka; G Zhou

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009449

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Postdischarge mortality in children with acute infectious diseases: derivation of postdischarge mortality prediction models

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M O Wiens School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
E Kumbakumba Department of Pediatrics, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda PubMed articles Google scholar articles
C P Larson Center for International Child Health, BC Children's Hospital, Child and Family Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J M Ansermino Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology, BC Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J Singer School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Canadian HIV Trials Network, St. Paul's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
N Kissoon Department of Pediatrics, BC Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
H Wong School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
A Ndamira Department of Pediatrics, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J Kabakyenga Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Institute, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J Kiwanuka Department of Pediatrics, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda PubMed articles Google scholar articles
G Zhou Department of Statistics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Matthew Wiens; mowiens{at}outlook.com

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Wiens MO, Kumbakumba E, Larson CP, et al

Postdischarge mortality in children with acute infectious diseases: derivation of postdischarge mortality prediction models

BMJ Open 2015;5:e009449. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009449

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Received July 21, 2015
Accepted October 16, 2015
First published November 25, 2015.

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October 26, 2017

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