Epidemiology of child deaths due to drowning in Matlab, Bangladesh
Author(s) -
Moshtaq Ahmed,
Mohammad Fazlur Rahman,
Jeroen van Ginneken
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/28.2.306
Subject(s) - epidemiology , medicine , poison control , injury prevention , environmental health , occupational safety and health , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , medical emergency , pediatrics , pathology
Although the recent decline in child mortality in Bangladesh is remarkable, death from causes other than infectious diseases and malnutrition remains an important component of child mortality. Death from drowning of children can be expected to be a problem in Bangladesh given the geographical features of the country.
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