Principles and priorities in acute respiratory infections in children

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 9 SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Enarson, P M ^a   Rasmussen, Z ^b   Yaohua, D ^c  

^a Intl Union Against TB and Lung Dis   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

^c CAPITAL INSTITUTE OF PEDIATRICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA; POVERTY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031667621     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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