Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 656

Full Length Research Paper

Predictors of community acquired pneumonia in children less than 5 years in Fako Division, Cameroon

Stanley Sunjo Nyuydzedze
  • Stanley Sunjo Nyuydzedze
  • Department of Public Health and Hygiene, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, P. O. Box 12, Buea, Cameroon.
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Dickson Shey Nsagha
  • Dickson Shey Nsagha
  • Department of Public Health and Hygiene, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, P. O. Box 12, Buea, Cameroon.
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Sylvester Ndeso Atanga
  • Sylvester Ndeso Atanga
  • Department of Health Sciences, School of Health and Human Sciences, Saint Monica American International University, Buea, Cameroon.
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Elvis Asangbeng Tanue
  • Elvis Asangbeng Tanue
  • Department of Public Health and Hygiene, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, P. O. Box 12, Buea, Cameroon.
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  •  Received: 02 September 2020
  •  Accepted: 24 November 2020
  •  Published: 31 July 2024

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