Coliforms in the water and hemoglobin concentration are predictors of gastrointestinal morbidity of Bangladeshi children ages 1-10 years

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 209-219

  Bhargava, Alok ^a   Bouis, Howarth E ^b   Hallman, Kelly ^c   Hoque, Bilqis A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^d Environment and Pollution Research Centre   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BANGLADESH; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPIRICISM; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FISH; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IRON INTAKE; MALE; MEAT; MORBIDITY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOGENICITY; POULTRY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037343882     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.10141     Document Type: Article

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