Leptospirosis in children in Mumbai slums

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 855-858

  Karande, Sunil ^a,b   Kulkarni, Hemant ^a   Kulkarni, Madhuri ^a   De, Anuradha ^a   Varaiya, Ami ^a  

^a LOKMANYA TILAK MUNICIPAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Joothica ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Natural disasters; Poverty areas; Urban health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DISASTER; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; NATURAL DISASTERS; POVERTY AREAS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036777315     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02723705     Document Type: Article

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