Diarrhea and Malnutrition
Director Center For Population And Development Studies Lincoln (Harvard University) . Ed(S): Chen
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Paperback / so. Editor(s): Chen, Director Center for Population and Development Studies Lincoln (Harvard University). Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PSB; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 449.
There are several reasons why a consolidation of recent advances in our understanding of the interaction of diarrhea and malnutrition is indi cated and timely. It is now widely recognized that diarrhea is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among children of poor countries. Due to recent advances in laboratory and field diagnostic techniques, many of the previously unrecognized etiologic agents responsible for diarrhea have been identified, thereby providing new scientific knowledge for rational control strategies. Increasingly these advances suggest that the morbidity burden of diarrhea may be of equal, if not greater, public health consequence than mortality. Diarrhea ... Read more
There are several reasons why a consolidation of recent advances in our understanding of the interaction of diarrhea and malnutrition is indi cated and timely. It is now widely recognized that diarrhea is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among children of poor countries. Due to recent advances in laboratory and field diagnostic techniques, many of the previously unrecognized etiologic agents responsible for diarrhea have been identified, thereby providing new scientific knowledge for rational control strategies. Increasingly these advances suggest that the morbidity burden of diarrhea may be of equal, if not greater, public health consequence than mortality. Diarrhea ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
318
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461592860
SKU
V9781461592860
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99-15
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