Risk factors for typhoid fever in children in squatter settlements of Karachi: A nested case–control study

Summary: Typhoid fever remains a major public health problem in developing countries such as Pakistan. A great majority of cases occur in children living in poor sanitary conditions in squatter settlements in large cities. We conducted a case–control study to identify risk factor for typhoid fever i...

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Main Authors: Fahad Javaid Siddiqui, Syed Rizwan Haider, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034108000312