Epidemiology and etiology of childhood pneumonia
Epidemiology and etiology of childhood pneumonia
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Switzerland: World Health Organization
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English
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Switzerland: World Health Organization
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Childhood pneumonia is the leading single cause of mortality in children aged less than 5 years. The incidence in this age group is estimated to be 0.29 episodes per child-year in developing and 0.05 episodes per child-year in developed countries. This translates into about 156 million new episodes each year worldwide, of which 151 million episodes...
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Epidemiology and etiology of childhood pneumonia
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2647437
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2647437
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0042-9686
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1564-0604
DOI
10.2471/BLT.07.048769
