Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Children Under Five Years of Age: Anemia as a Risk Factor
GajananVenkatrao Surewad, Bhaskar Reddy Dodda, Radha Parisa, Sahithi Chandarlapati
JCDR. 2023: 2358 -2363
Abstract
Background: It has been proposed that a number of risk factors, some of which are definite, some of which are possible, and just a few of which are conceivable, increase a child's risk of acute lower respiratory infections. Since lower respiratory tract infections are the primary cause of paediatric mortality and morbidity, controlling the risk factors would benefit children's healthy development and growth.
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