Risk factors for diarrheal disease incidence in early childhood: A community cohort study from Guinea-Bissau

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 273-282

  Mølbak, Kåre ^a,b   Jensen, Henrik ^a,b   Ingholt, Liselotte ^b   Aaby, Peter ^a,b  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b Projecto de Saude de Bandim   (Guinea-Bissau)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Cohort studies; Cryptosporidium; Diarrhea; Incidence; Infantile; Preventive health services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; GUINEA-BISSAU; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0030872603     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009263     Document Type: Article

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