Spatial analysis of risk factors for childhood morbidity in Nigeria

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 770-778

  Kandala, Ngianga Bakwin ^a   Ji, Chen ^a   Stallard, Nigel ^a   Stranges, Saverio ^a   Cappuccio, Francesco P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MORBIDITY; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; URBAN AREA; BAYES THEOREM; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; NIGERIA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 38449119571     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.770     Document Type: Article

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