Knowledge and practices of preventing diarrhoea in malnourished children

Journal of Diarrhoeal Diseases Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 235-240

  Mclennan, John D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Child nutrition disorders; Diarrhoea; Health education; Hygiene; Knowledge; Practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CAREGIVER; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; WATER SUPPLY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BREAST FEEDING; CAREGIVERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0032232965     PISSN: 02538768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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