Characteristics of severely malnourished under-five children hospitalized with diarrhoea, and their policy implications

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 693-696

  Chisti, Mohammod J ^a   Hossain, Mohammad I ^a   Malek, Mohammad A ^a   Faruque, Abu S G ^a   Ahmed, Tahmeed ^a   Salam, Mohammed A ^a  

^a ICDDRB Clinical Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Children; Diarrhoea; Measles vaccination; Pneumonia; Severe malnutrition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG AUSCULTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEASLES; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SANITATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNDERWEIGHT; URBAN AREA;

BANGLADESH; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34247510177     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00192.x     Document Type: Article

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