Season of birth is not associated with the risk of early adult death in rural Senegal

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 130-136

  Simondon, Kirsten B ^a   Elguero, Eric ^a   Marra, Adama ^b   Diallo, Aldiouma ^a,b   Aaby, Peter ^c   Simondon, François ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

^c BANDIM HEALTH PROJECT   (Guinea-Bissau)

Author keywords

Africa; Cohort studies; Fetal growth retardation; Mortality; Nutrition disorders; Seasons

Indexed keywords

MATERNAL HEALTH; MORTALITY RISK; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AFRICA; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDBIRTH; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUNGER; INFANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENEGAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; MORTALITY; PARTURITION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; SENEGAL;

AFRICA; SENEGAL; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 14844308425     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyg279     Document Type: Article

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