Head nodding predicts mortality in young hypoxaemic Papua New Guinean children with acute lower respiratory tract infection

J Trop Pediatr. 2013 Feb;59(1):75-6. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fms048. Epub 2012 Oct 15.

Authors

Moses Laman¹, Paulus Ripa, John Vince, Nakapi Tefuarani

Affiliation

¹ Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. [email protected]

PMID: 23070739
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fms048

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Child
Female
Head Movements*
Humans
Hypoxia / etiology*
Hypoxia / mortality
Infant
Papua New Guinea / epidemiology
Predictive Value of Tests
Respiratory Tract Infections / complications
Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology
Respiratory Tract Infections / mortality*
Risk Factors