COVID-19 pandemic global impact on children´s health in Cameroon

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Douala Laquintinie Hospital, Douala, Cameroon.
³ Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Dominique Enyama et al. Pan Afr Med J. 2021.

. 2021 May 3:39:5.

doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.39.5.24304. eCollection 2021.

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Douala Laquintinie Hospital, Douala, Cameroon.
³ Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

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Keywords: COVID-19; Cameroon; child health; impact.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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