Is mortality among under-five children in Nairobi slums seasonal?

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 132-139

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

^a Shelter Afrique Center   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Season; Slum; Under five mortality; Urban poor

Indexed keywords

CHILD MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; POISSON RATIO; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CITY; DEATH; HUMAN; KENYA; MIGRATION; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX; SLUM AREA; URBAN AREA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KENYA; MORTALITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POVERTY AREAS; SEASONS; URBAN HEALTH;

KENYA; NAIROBI [KENYA];

EID: 72349092847     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02419.x     Document Type: Article

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