Association of malnutrition and diarrhea in children aged under five years: A prospective follow-up study in a rural sudanese community

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 93-105

  Samani, El Fatih Z El ^a   Willett, Walter C ^b   Ware, James H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; Infantile; Nutrition disorders

Indexed keywords

DIARRHEA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SUDAN;

AFRICA; ARAB COUNTRIES; BIOLOGY; CHILD NUTRITION; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE--ETIOLOGY; DISEASES; ECONOMIC FACTORS; HEALTH; MALNUTRITION; NORTHERN AFRICA; NUTRITION; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITION INDEXES; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDIES; SUDAN;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITION DISORDERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUDAN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023895263     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114963     Document Type: Article

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