Pneumonia in low and middle income countries: progress and challenges
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Pneumonia in low and middle income countries: progress and challenges
Pneumonia remains the leading cause of childhood mortality and the most common reason for adult hospitalisation in low and middle income countries, despite advances in preventative and management strategies. In the last decade, pneumonia mortality in children has fallen to approximately 1.3 million cases in 2011, with most deaths occurring in low income countries. Important recent advances incl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0040-6376,1468-3296
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-204247