Hospitalized infant morbidity in the prospective cohort study of Thai children project

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 882-888

  Sornsrivichai, Vorasith ^a,b   Chongsuvivatwong, Virasakdi ^a   Mo suwan, Ladda ^a   Intusoma, Utcharee ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Developing countries; Diarrhea; Hospitalisation; Infant; Morbidity; Pneumonia; Respiratory tract infections; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; FOLLOW UP; GESTATION PERIOD; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZED INFANT; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA; LIVE BIRTH; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN PERIOD; PERINATAL PERIOD; PNEUMONIA; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RURAL AREA; THAILAND;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; THAILAND;

EID: 47149100387     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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