Risk factors for acute respiratory infections in children under five years attending the Bamenda Regional Hospital in Cameroon

Risk factors for acute respiratory infections in children under five years attending the Bamenda Regional Hospital in Cameroon

Abstract Background Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in under-five children worldwide. About 6.6 million children less than 5 years of age die every year in the world; 95% of them in low-income countries and one third of the total deaths is due to ARI...

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Main Authors: Alexis A. Tazinya, Gregory E. Halle-Ekane, Lawrence T. Mbuagbaw, Martin Abanda, Julius Atashili, Marie Therese Obama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Acute
Respiratory infections
Risk factors
Proportion
Under-five
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-018-0579-7

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