Qazizada A A, Sari M, Sharaf M.
Clinical evaluation of newborn babies in Afghans Children Hospital at Peshawar.
Pak Paed J Nov ;19(2):65-7.

This retrospective study was done on newborn babies admitted to the inpatient department of Afghan Children Hospital from Jan 1991 to Dec. 1993. A total of 728 newborn babies were included in this study to find out the causes of admission and mortality. Main cause for admission was pneumonia and septicemia which formed 38.54 % of the total. Death rate was higher in premature babies - 40.62% of total neonatal deaths. 44.5% deaths were in the first 24 hours of admission.

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