Seasonal pattern of pneumonia mortality among under-five children in Nairobi's informal settlements

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 770-775

  Ye, Yazoume ^a   Zulu, Eliya ^a   Mutisya, Maurice ^a   Orindi, Benedict ^a   Emina, Jacques ^a   Kyobutungi, Catherine ^a  

^a Shelter Afrique Center   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; MORTALITY; POVERTY; SEASON; TIME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POVERTY AREAS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70449725143     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0070     Document Type: Article

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