Open AccessRecent diarrhoeal illness and risk of lower respiratory infections in children under the age of 5 years
Author(s) -
WolfPeter Schmidt,
S. Cairncross,
Maurício L. Barreto,
Thomas Clasen,
Bernd Genser
Publication year - 2009
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/dyp159
Subject(s) - medicine , malnutrition , diarrhea , pediatrics , diarrhoeal disease , epidemiology , population , risk factor , environmental health
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.
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