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