Socioeconomic status and the prevalence of fever in children under age five: Evidence from four sub-Saharan African countries

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Novignon, Jacob ^a   Nonvignon, Justice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Children under age five; Fever; Sub Sahara Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84864267120     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-380     Document Type: Article

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