%0 PDF %T Burden of childhood diseases and malnutrition in a semi-urban slum in southern India. %A Sarkar, Rajiv.; Sivarathinaswamy, Prabhu.; Thangaraj, Bhuvaneshwari.; Sindhu, Kulandaipalayam Natarajan.; Ajjampur, Sitara Swarna.; Muliyil, Jayaprakash.; Balraj, Vinohar.; Naumova, Elena N.; Ward, Honorine.; Kang, Gagandeep. %D 2016-08-16T18:22:09.268Z %8 2016-08-16 %R http://localhost/files/mg74qz72h %X Background: India has seen rapid unorganized urbanization in the past few decades. However, the burden of childhood diseases and malnutrition in such populations is difficult to quantify. The morbidity experience of children living in semi-urban slums of a southern Indian city is described.; Keywords: Children, Morbidity, Incidence, Slum, Longitudinal study, India.; Springer Open. %[ 2018-10-11 %9 Text %~ Tufts Digital Library %W Institution