Recent diarrhoeal illness and risk of lower respiratory infections in children under the age of 5 years

Background Children in low-income settings suffering from frequent diarrhoea episodes are also at a high risk of acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI). We explored whether this is due to common risk factors for both conditions or whether diarrhoea can increase the risk of ALRI directly. Methods...

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Main Authors: Schmidt, Wolf-Peter, Cairncross, Sandy, Barreto, Mauricio L, Clasen, Thomas, Genser, Bernd
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2009
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Infectious Disease
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2689396/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19279073
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyp159
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