Burden of childhood diseases and malnutrition in a semi-urban slum in southern India

• Main Authors: Sarkar Rajiv (Author), Sivarathinaswamy Prabhu (Author), Thangaraj Bhuvaneshwari (Author), Sindhu Kulandaipalayam Natarajan (Author), Ajjampur Sitara Swarna (Author), Muliyil Jayaprakash (Author), Balraj Vinohar (Author), Naumova Elena N (Author), Ward Honorine (Author), Kang Gagandeep (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>India has seen rapid unorganized urbanization in the past few decades. However, the burden of childhood diseases and malnutrition in such populations is difficult to quantify. The morbidity experience of children living in semi-urban...