An evaluation of diarrheal diseases and acute respiratory infections control programmes in a Delhi slum

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 471-476

  Gupta, Neeru ^b,c   Jain, S K ^a   Ratnesh, ^a   Chawla, Uma ^a   Hossain, Shah ^a   Venkatesh, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (India)

^b INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

ADD; ARI; Evaluation; Health seeking behavior; Incidence; Morbidity rate

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BHUTAN; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEVER; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MOTHER; MYANMAR; NEPAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RHINORRHEA; SRI LANKA; TACHYPNEA; URBAN POPULATION; ACUTE DISEASE; FLUID THERAPY; INFANT; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; MORTALITY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; POVERTY AREAS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34250688717     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-007-0080-4     Document Type: Article

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