High incidence of childhood pneumonia at high altitudes in Pakistan: a longitudinal cohort study

• Main Authors: Aamir J Khan (Author), Hamidah Hussain (Author), Saad B Omer (Author), Sajida Chaudry (Author), Sajid Ali (Author), Adil Khan (Author), Zayed Yasin (Author), J Khan Imran (Author), Rozina Mistry (Author), Imam Yar Baig (Author), Franklin White (Author), Lawrence H Moulton (Author), Neal A Halsey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2009-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE:To determine the incidence of pneumonia and severe pneumonia among children living at high altitudes in Pakistan. METHODS: A longitudinal cohort study was conducted in which 99 female government health workers in Punial and Ishkoman valleys (Ghizer district, Northern Areas of Pakistan) enr...