Nutritional status and the incidence and duration of diarrhoeal disease among children in northeast Thailand.
In Thailand, diarrhoeal diseases are among major community health problems. The relationship between nutrition status and the incidence and duration of diarrhoea was studied in a sample of 1,117 mothers and 1,364 children under the age of 5 years. The findings are reported and analysed.
Thongkrajai
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Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Stoeckel
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Thongkrajai
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D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D009752:Nutritional Status; D015995:Prevalence; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology