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Time-to-death and predictors of mortality among preterm neonates diagnosed with neonatal sepsis, Southwest Ethiopia, 2022: prospective follow-up study Cover

Time-to-death and predictors of mortality among preterm neonates diagnosed with neonatal sepsis, Southwest Ethiopia, 2022: prospective follow-up study

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|Jan 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2025-0053 | Journal eISSN: 2544-8994 | Journal ISSN: 2097-5368
Language: English
Page range: 477 - 488
Submitted on: Feb 8, 2024
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Accepted on: Aug 25, 2024
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Published on: Jan 27, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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