Morbidity among infants in South India: A longitudinal study

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 456-458

  Joseph, Nitin ^a   Subba, S H ^a   Naik, Vijaya A ^b   Mahantshetti, N S ^c   Mallapur, M D ^b  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Departments of Community Medicine   (India)

^c JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Incidence; Infants; Morbidity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN PERIOD; PREMATURITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SKIN DISEASE; INFANT; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; INFECTION;

DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION; MALE; MORBIDITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 77955974758     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-010-0018-0     Document Type: Article

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