Correlates of acute lower respiratory tract infections in children under 5 years of age in India

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 418-422

  Bhat, R Y ^a   Manjunath, N ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Acute lower respiratory tract infection; Risk factors; Under five children

Indexed keywords

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PALLOR; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STATUS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WEANING;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; PALLOR; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84874081982     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0117     Document Type: Article

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