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Childhood Infectious Diseases: Overview

Of the annual burden of 10 million deaths among children under 5 years, a large proportion is associated with infectious diseases. These include 36% of the 4 million newborn deaths due to sepsis, pneumonia, diarrhea, and tetanus. Among the postneonatal deaths due to infections, estimates and uncerta...

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Published in:International Encyclopedia of Public Health
Main Authors: Bhutta, Z.A., Saeed, M.A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7148616/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-012373960-5.00568-2
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