Global causes of diarrheal disease mortality in children <5 years of age: a systematic review.

Estimation of pathogen-specific causes of child diarrhea deaths is needed to guide vaccine development and other prevention strategies. We did a systematic review of articles published between 1990 and 2011 reporting at least one of 13 pathogens in children <5 years of age hospitalized with diarr...

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Main Authors: Claudio F Lanata, Christa L Fischer-Walker, Ana C Olascoaga, Carla X Torres, Martin J Aryee, Robert E Black, Child Health Epidemiology Reference Group of the World Health Organization and UNICEF
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3762858?pdf=render