Abstract
The morbidity burden due to respiratory and gastrointestinal illness is high in a South Indian urban slum, with children ill for approximately one fifth of infancy, mainly with respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses. The risk factors identified were younger age, male sex, cold/wet season and household involvement in beedi work.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 479-484 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Archives of Disease in Childhood |
Volume | 93 |
Issue number | 6 |
Early online date | 4 Oct 2007 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2008 |