Attendance at day care centers increases the risk of childhood pneumonia among the urban poor in Fortaleza, Brazil

Attendance at day care centers increases the risk of childhood pneumonia among the urban poor in Fortaleza, Brazil

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We carried out a case-control study to investigate risk factors for childhood pneumonia in two groups of 650 children aged under two years in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. The cases were children recruited at the main pediatric hospital with a radiological diagnosis of pneumonia, and control...

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Main Authors: Walter Fonseca, Betty R. Kirkwood, Aluisio J. D. Barros, Chizuru Misago, Luciano L. Correia, Jose A. M. Flores, Sandra C. Fuchs, Cesar G. Victora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Pneumonia
Morbidade
Saúde da Criança
Epidemiologia
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