Changes over time in the epidemiology of diarrhea and malnutrition among children in an urban Brazilian shantytown, 1989 to 1996

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 179-186

  Moore, Sean R ^a   Lima, Aldo A M ^b   Schorling, John B ^a   Barboza Jr , Manuel S ^b   Soares, Alberto M ^b   Guerrant, Richard L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Infantile diarrhea; Longitudinal studies; Malnutrition; Secular trends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION;

EID: 0034486004     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(00)90106-1     Document Type: Article

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