Respiratory tract infections in Inuit children: "Set thine house in order"

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-168

  Orr, Pamela H ^a,b,c  

^a Departments of Medicine Medical Microbiology and Community Health Sciences   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BRONCHIOLITIS; CANADA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; HOUSING; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; NOTE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

EID: 34547188146     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.070811     Document Type: Note

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