Water: A neglected nutrient in the young child? A South African perspective

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 303-311

  Bourne, Lesley T ^a   Harmse, Berna ^b   Temple, Norman ^c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b Panorama Medi Clinic   (South Africa)

^c ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Food based dietary guidelines; Paediatrics; Sanitation; South Africa; Water

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; DEHYDRATION; DENTAL CARIES; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FLUID INTAKE; FLUID THERAPY; FLUORIDATION; FRUIT JUICE; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DRINKING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 34548481750     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2007.00114.x     Document Type: Article

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