Acute respiratory infections in Pakistan: Have we made any progress

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 440-448

  Khan, Tauseef Ahmad ^a   Madni, Syed Ali ^a   Zaidi, Anita K M ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory infections(ARI); Antimicrobial resistance; Bronchiolitis; Immunization; Infant mortalily; Integrated management of childhood illness; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; PENICILLIN G; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; PROCAINE PENICILLIN; VACCINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AWARENESS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMMUNITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MASS IMMUNIZATION; PAKISTAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; STAFF TRAINING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PAKISTAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 4444324629     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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