PAEDIATRIC MORTALITY: A REVIEW OF CAUSES AMONG ADMISSIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT TEACHING HOSPITAL (JANUARY 2003 - DECEMBER 2005)

Paediatric Mortality: a Review of Causes among Admissions at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (January 2003 - December 2005)

Summary Background: Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG4) which seeks to reduce child mortality globally can only be achieved if the causes of the deaths are known.Objectives: To review the pattern of paediatric deaths at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital and identify possible preventive measures.Materials and Methods: Data of all pa

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Fallen leaves on the water-bed: diurnal camouflage of three night active fish species in an Amazonian streamlet

Resemblance to dead leaves is a well known type of camouflage recorded for several small vertebrates that dwell in the leaf and root litter on the ground.We present here instances of such resemblance in three species of nocturnal fishes (Siluriformes and Gymnotiformes) that spend the daytime among submersed root-tangle with leaf litter in Amazonian

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