Current estimates of the global burden of disease for diarrhoea are reported and compared
with previous estimates made using data collected in 1954-79 and 1980-89. A structured …

The annual number of deaths from diarrheal diseases among the 0–4 year age group in low-
and middle-income countries (LMICs) has dropped by 89 percent, from 4.6 million in 1980 to …

Recognizing the significance of cultural aspects in the practice of medicine, this book places
a strong emphasis on the social structure, customs, and history of the indigenous population …

Understanding of global health and changing morbidity and mortality is limited by
inadequate measurement of population health. With fewer than one-third of deaths …

Background & Aims: Because of the beneficial intestinal effects of dietary fibers, we have
evaluated the therapeutic effects of green banana or pectin in children with persistent …

Probiotics for treating persistent diarrhoea in children - Bernaola Aponte, G - 2013 | Cochrane
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A cross-sectional case-control study (ratio 3: 1) was conducted over a 15-month period to
determine the prevalence and consequences of cryptosporidiosis in hospitalized diarrheic …

Diarrheal diseases continue to be an important pub-lic health problem in developing
countries."* Acute, short lived illnesses with dehydration can result in death unless prompt …

Promotion of oral rehydration therapy (ORT) for the treatment of diarrheal diseases and the
WHO case management strategy for acute respiratory infections (ARI) have contributed to …

Background. Early weaning may reduce human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission
but may have deleterious consequences for uninfected children. Here we evaluate effects of …