Multi-country analysis of the effects of diarrhoea on childhood stunting

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 816-830

  Checkley, William ^a   Buckley, Gillian ^a   Gilman, Robert H ^a   Assis, Ana Mo ^b   Guerrant, Richard L ^c   Morris, Saul S ^d   Mølbak, Kåre ^e   Valentiner Branth, Palle ^e,f   Lanata, Claudio F ^g   Black, Robert E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^f BANDIM HEALTH PROJECT   (Guinea-Bissau)

^g INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN NUTRICIONAL   (Peru)

Author keywords

Child; Diarrhoea; Longitudinal study

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DEVELOPING WORLD; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; MORBIDITY; RISK FACTOR;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 48349118202     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyn099     Document Type: Article

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