Asymptomatic and symptomatic cryptosporidiosis: Their acute effect on weight gain in Peruvian children

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 156-163

  Checkley, William ^a,b   Gilman, Robert H ^a,b   Epstein, Leonardo D ^c   Suarez, Manuel ^b   Diaz, J Fernando ^a   Cabrera, Lilia ^b   Black, Robert E ^a   Sterling, Charles R ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Proyectos Info Salud Med Agric   (Peru)

^c BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

asymptomatic infection; cryptosporidiosis; Cryptosporidium parvum; diarrhea, infantile; growth; nutrition disorders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ONSET AGE; PERU; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031030619     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009086     Document Type: Article

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