Global burden of childhood diarrhea and interventions

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 451-458

  Das, Jai K ^a   Salam, Rehana A ^a   Bhutta, Zulfiqar A ^a,b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

child mortality; children; diarrhea; global action plan for diarrhea and pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHOLERA VACCINE; RETINOL; ROTAVIRUS VACCINE; WATER; ZINC; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BREAST FEEDING; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHOLERA; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DIARRHEA; FEEDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION RISK; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION; SHIGELLA; VACCINATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEHYDRATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECONOMICS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MORTALITY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; WATER SUPPLY;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; DEHYDRATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; POVERTY AREAS; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; SANITATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84906939885     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: 14736527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000096     Document Type: Review

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