The impact of altitude on mortality from tuberculosis and pneumonia

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1315-1320

  Péres Padilla, Rogelio ^a   Franco Marina, F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES RESPIRATORIAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Altitude; Influenza; Mexico; Pneumonia; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENDER; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEXICO; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTITUDE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 10044278256     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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