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Pneumonia claims a child every 20 seconds, says study

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Press Trust of India Mumbai

A recent report from John Hopkins University says the disease also affects another 6 million children every year in the country, leading to debilitating, life long complications.

"Globally, the disease claims the lives of 1.4 million children under five every year. That's almost one every 20 seconds

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First Published: Apr 26 2012 | 12:05 AM IST

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