Estimates of world-wide distribution of child deaths from acute respiratory infections

Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-32

  Williams, Brian G ^a   Gouws, Eleanor ^a   Boschi Pinto, Cynthia ^a   Bryce, Jennifer ^a   Dye, Christopher ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 0036461410     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(01)00170-0     Document Type: Review

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