The challenge of pneumonia & acute diarrhoea at global, regional & national levels: Time to refocus on a top most priority health problem

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 128-130

  Deb, Alok Kumar ^a   Kanungo, Suman ^a   Balakrish Nair, G ^a   Narain, Jai P ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHOLERA AND ENTERIC DISEASES   (India)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; CHILD; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 79952923504     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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