Risk factors for mortality from acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) in children under five years of age in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Sonego, Michela ^a,b   Pellegrin, Maria Chiara ^b   Becker, Genevieve ^a   Lazzerini, Marzia ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LOWER RESPIRATORY INFECTION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MATERNAL AGE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INFANT; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SURVIVAL;

PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; SYRINGA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; POVERTY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84961288747     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116380     Document Type: Article

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