A Comprehensive Study of Morbidity in School Age Children

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1009-1017

  Ananthakrishnan, Shanthi ^a,c   Pani, S P ^a,b   Nalini, P ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MORBIDITY;

EID: 0035460062     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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