Outcomes of Children and Adolescents Admitted with Diabetic Ketoacidosis at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), Kenya
Background. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an acute, major, life-threatening complication that mainly occurs in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and is the foremost cause of death in these children. Overall mortality in children with DKA varies from 3.4% to 13.4% in developing countries. There...
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Main Authors: | Sophie Nyaombe Musoma, Anjumanara Omar, Beatrice Chepngeno Mutai, Paul Laigong |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Diabetes Research |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8987403 |
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