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Prevalence, risk factors and outcomes of neonatal hypothermia at admission at a tertiary neonatal unit, Kigali, Rwanda – a cross-sectional study

Fedine Urubutoa College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda;b Department of Pediatrics, University Teaching Hospital of Butare, Butare, RwandaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6609-9363
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Faustine Agabac Department of Pediatrics, University Teaching Hospital of Kigali, Kigali, RwandaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5717-7446
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Jaesok Choia College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda;b Department of Pediatrics, University Teaching Hospital of Butare, Butare, RwandaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9593-1523
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Raban Dusabimanaa College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda;b Department of Pediatrics, University Teaching Hospital of Butare, Butare, RwandaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3468-4992
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Raissa Tetelid Harmony Clinic, Kigali, RwandaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9764-861X
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Muzungu Kumwamic Department of Pediatrics, University Teaching Hospital of Kigali, Kigali, RwandaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7849-4467
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Craig Conardb Department of Pediatrics, University Teaching Hospital of Butare, Butare, Rwanda;e School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA;f Rwanda Human Resources for Health (HRH) Program, Kigali, Rwanda
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Cliff O’Callahane School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA;f Rwanda Human Resources for Health (HRH) Program, Kigali, Rwanda;g Department of Pediatrics, Middlesex Hospital, Middletown, CT, USA
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Peter Cartledgec Department of Pediatrics, University Teaching Hospital of Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda;e School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA;f Rwanda Human Resources for Health (HRH) Program, Kigali, RwandaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2793-2800 | Received 22 May 2019, Accepted 19 Sep 2019, Published online: 15 Oct 2019

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