The Burden and Outcomes of Abdominal Pain among Children Presenting to an Emergency Department of a Tertiary Hospital in Tanzania: A Descriptive Cohort Study

Background. Abdominal pain in children can represent benign conditions or life-threatening emergencies. Aetiologies of paediatric abdominal pain vary geographically and have not been studied in acute care settings in East Africa. This study describes the clinical profiles and outcomes of children pr...

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Main Authors: Francis M. Sakita, Hendry R. Sawe, Victor Mwafongo, Juma A. Mfinanga, Michael S. Runyon, Brittany L. Murray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Emergency Medicine International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3982648
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