The impact of climate on the prevalence of respiratory tract infections in early childhood in Lahore, Pakistan
Author(s) -
Valdemar Erling,
F Jalil,
Lars Hanson,
Shakila Zaman
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/21.3.331
Subject(s) - respiratory tract infections , medicine , lower respiratory tract infection , environmental health , developing country , epidemiology , demography , pediatrics , public health , respiratory system , biology , ecology , nursing , sociology
Respiratory tract infections are a major health problem in developing countries. The aim of this study was to analyse the impact of the climate on the prevalence of upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) and lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in four socioeconomically different groups in a developing country.
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