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