Methodological and quality issues in epidemiological studies of acute lower respiratory infections in children in developing countries

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1362-1372

  Lanata, Claudio F ^a   Rudan, Igor ^b,c   Boschi Pinto, Cynthia ^d   Tomaskovic, Lana ^d   Cherian, Thomas ^d   Weber, Martin ^d   Campbell, Harry ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN NUTRICIONAL   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DEVELOPING WORLD; META-ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ATTENTION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMUNITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 12344272812     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyh229     Document Type: Review

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