Childhood pneumonia and crowding, bed-sharing and nutrition: A case-control study from The Gambia

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1405-1415

  Howie, Stephen R C ^a,b,c   Schellenberg, J ^d   Chimah, O ^a   Ideh, R C ^a,e   Ebruke, B E ^a   Oluwalana, C ^a   Mackenzie, G ^a   Jallow, M ^f   Njie, M ^f   Donkor, S ^a   Dionisio, K L ^g,h   Goldberg, G ^j   Fornace, K ^a,d   Bottomley, C ^d   Hill, P C ^c   Grant, C C ^b   Corrah, T ^a   Prentice, A M ^a,d   Ezzati, M ^i,j   Greenwood, B M ^d   Smith, P G ^d   Adegbola, R A ^a,k   Mulholland, K ^d,l   more..

^a Medical Research Council Unit   (Gambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^f MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Gambia)

^g HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

ⁱ MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^j IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^k GSK   (Belgium)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

more..

Author keywords

Africa; Cough; Household air pollution; Particulate matter; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BED SHARING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CROWDING (AREA); DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; BED; COMPLICATION; FAMILY SIZE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BEDS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; CROWDING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84987606036     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: 18157920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.15.0993     Document Type: Article

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