National, regional, and state-level burden of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in children in India: modelled estimates for 2000–15

Summary: Background: India accounts for a disproportionate burden of global childhood illnesses. To inform policies and measure progress towards achieving child health targets, we estimated the annual national and state-specific childhood mortality and morbidity attributable to Streptococcus pneumo...

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Main Authors: Brian Wahl, PhD, Apoorva Sharan, ScM, Maria Deloria Knoll, PhD, Rajesh Kumar, ProfMD, Li Liu, PhD, Yue Chu, MSPH, David A McAllister, MD, Harish Nair, ProfPhD, Harry Campbell, ProfMD, Igor Rudan, ProfMD, Usha Ram, ProfPhD, Molly Sauer, MPH, Anita Shet, MD, Robert Black, ProfMD, Mathuram Santosham, ProfMD, Katherine L O'Brien, ProfMD, Narendra K Arora, ProfMD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X19300816