Potential interventions for the prevention of childhood pneumonia in developing countries: Improving nutrition

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 309-320

  Victora, Cesar G ^a   Kirkwood, Betty R ^b   Ashworth, Ann ^b   Black, Robert E ^b   Rogers, Stephen ^b   Sazawal, Sunil ^b   Campbell, Harry ^b   Gove, Sandy ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Birth weight; Breast feeding; Children; Developing countries; Pneumonia; Protein energy malnutrition; Respiratory tract infections; Review

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION; PNEUMONIA; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032866844     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/70.3.309     Document Type: Review

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