The burden of neurological impairments and disability in older children measured in disability-adjusted life-years in rural Kenya.
Neurological impairment (NI) and disability are common in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), but the overall burden in terms of morbidity and mortality in older children remains unknown. We estimated the burden of NI in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), years of life lost to premature mortality (YLLs),...
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| Main Authors: | Jonathan A Abuga, Symon M Kariuki, Amina Abubakar, Samson M Kinyanjui, Michael Boele van Hensbroek, Charles R Newton |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2022-02-01
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| Series: | PLOS Global Public Health |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0000151&type=printable |
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