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Comparison of Tropical and Temperate Zone Diarrheal Problems
(1978)
In the past. we thought there were differences hetween tropica! and temperate
zones in the etiology of intestinal diseases. Recent observations indicate that
such differences do not exist. Infectious agents are ubiquitous. ...
Malnutrition-infection interactions in the tropics
(1975-07)
Mr. President Dr. Rozeboom, Officers and Members of the Society, ladies and gentlemen: I begin with a word of appreciation to Dr. Desowitz and Members of the Charles Franklin Craig Lectureship Committee for having invited ...
Mezclas vegetales nutritivas y simples para el niño costarricense
(Revista Medica Hospital Nacional de Niños Dr. Carlos Sáenz Herrera, Costa Rica 15(1): 71-90, 1980)
Con el fin de contribuir a mejorar la alimentación del niño costarricense, se
elaboraron mezclas vegetales teóricas de alto valor nutritivo. Esas mezclas consisten
en la combinación de una leguminosa con un cereal o ...
Diarrhea and Malnutrition: Breastfeeding Intervention in a Transitional Population
(Holme, T., Marcus Wallenberg Foundation for International Cooperation in Science., & World Health Organization. (1981). Acute enteric infections in children: New prospects for treatment and prevention : proceedings of the third Nobel conference. Amsterdam: Elsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press., 1981)
Diarrheal disease is a main cause of weight loss and growth faltering and stunting in rural children living under low socioeconomic conditions, and diarrhea is one of the most important events precipitating severe ...
Child malnutrition and deprivation - observations in Guatemala and Costa Rica
(Food and Nutrition, 6(2), 7-14, 1980)
Traditional populations consisting of small tribal groups living in close contact with
nature may be virtually free from endemic malnutrition owing to the relative absence of
infectious diseases. Transition toward ...
Recuperación del desnutrido severo en Costa Rica, mediante alimentacion hipercalórica
(Boletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México 37(3), 483-497, 1980-05)
Este estudio fue realizado en niños desnutridos del Servicio de Medicina del Hospital Nacional de Niños (edad promedio de 7.5 meses, 55,2% del peso para edad y 4.3% del peso para talla). Los pacientes fueron tratados según ...
The evolution of diarrhoeal diseases and malnutrition in Costa Rica: The role of interventions
(Assignment Child (61-62) p.195-224, 1983)
Costa Rica has an infant mortality rate of 17.7%, one of the lowest for developing countries. While it is noted that it is difficult to demonstrate the contributions of specific interventions in accounting for the drastic ...
Diarrhea associated with rotavirus in rural Guatemala: a longitudinal study of 24 infants and young children
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 28(2):325-328. 1979, 1979-03)
A population of 24 infants and young children followed prospectively during the first 3 years of life was studied for the occurrence of rotavirus infection by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect virus in ...
Malnutrition and concurrent infections. Comparison of two populations with different infection rates
(Viral Diseasses in South-East Asia and the Wester Pacific, 1982)
Repetitive infections induce malnutrition and growth retardation
in children living in impoverished environments,
even if food is available. Infection precipitates severe malnutrition
in individuals already undernourished. ...
Consumo de leche por lactantes del área rural de Puriscal, Costa Rica, 1978
(Revista Médica del Hospital Nacional de Niños Dr. Carlos Sáenz Herrera, Costa Rica 15(1): 45-58, 1980)
Se determinó el volumen (peso) de leche humana consumida por niños lactantes, mediante la pesada del niño antes y después de cada mamada. Los niños residían en 7 localidades de tipo rural disperso del Cantón de Puriscal. ...