Aetiological role of common respiratory viruses in acute lower respiratory infections in children under five years: A systematic review and meta–analysis

Background: Acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) remains a major cause of childhood hospitalization and mortality in young children and the causal attribution of respiratory viruses in the aetiology of ALRI is unclear. We aimed to quantify the absolute effects of these viral exposures....

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Main Authors: Ting Shi, Kenneth McLean, Harry Campbell, Harish Nair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh University Global Health Society 2015-06-01
Series:Journal of Global Health
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Online Access:http://jogh.org/documents/issue201501/jogh-05-010408.XML