Determinants of diarrhoea and acute respiratory infection among under-fives in uganda

Australasian Medical Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 400-409

  Bbaale, E ^a  

^a CENTER FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory infections; Children; Diarrhoea; Uganda; Under five years

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OCCUPATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; UGANDA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79961035116     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18361935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2011.723     Document Type: Article

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