Association of early childhood diarrhea and cryptosporidiosis with impaired physical fitness and cognitive function four-seven years later in apoor urban community in northeast Brazil

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 707-713

  Guerrant, David I ^a   Moore, Sean R ^b   Lima, Aldo A M ^c   Patrick, Peter D ^b   Schorling, John B ^b   Guerrant, Richard L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; URBAN POPULATION;

GIARDIA; PROTOZOA; VERMES;

EID: 0032709747     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.707     Document Type: Article

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