Frequent diarrhoeas in early childhood have sustained effects on the height, weight and head circumference of children in East Bhutan

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 26-30

  Bøhler, Erik ^a,b,c   Bergstrom S ^b  

^a Department of International Health ^*  (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bhutan; Diarrhoea; Head circumference; Nutritional status; Sustained effect

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0030046654     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb13885.x     Document Type: Article

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