Important Risk Factors of Mortality Among Children Aged 1-59 Months in Rural Areas of Shahroud, Iran: A Community-based Nested Case-Control Study

• Published in: International journal of preventive medicine Vol. 3; no. 12; pp. 875 - 879
• Main Authors: Chaman, Reza, Alami, Ali, Emamian, Mohammad Hassan, Naieni, Kourosh Holakouie, Mirmohammadkhani, Majid, Ahmadnezhad, Elham, Entezarmahdi, Rasool, Shati, Mohsen, Shariati, Mohammad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Iran Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd 01.12.2012; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Case studies; Childhood; Children & youth; Iran; Mortality; nested case-control study; Original; Risk factors; Rural areas; Iran; mortality; risk factors; nested case-control study; Iran; Childhood

The aim of the study was to evaluate potential risk factors of children mortality between 1-59 months of age. This nested case-control study was conducted among children born from June 1999 to March 2009 in rural areas of Shahroud, located in the central region of Iran using health care visit report...