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Editorial
. 2023 Aug 28;109(3):495-496.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0525. Print 2023 Sep 6.

Post-Discharge Mortality in Recently Hospitalized African Children: A Hidden Crisis

Chandy C John  1 , Davidson H Hamer  2   3
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Editorial

Post-Discharge Mortality in Recently Hospitalized African Children: A Hidden Crisis

Chandy C John et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. .
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