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The importance of breast-feeding for optimal child health and well-being
(Clinical nutrition, Manual of clinical nutrition; 3 (1) (Suppl 3): 28-33, 1984-01)
Breast-fed infants can thrive even under unhygienic conditions in areas of extreme poverty. The anti-infectious properties of human milk account for the very high resistance of the nursing infant to infection in general ...
Socioeconomic development, health interventions and mortality decline in Costa Rica
(1991-02)
Costa Rica, whose life expectancy was 74 years by 1985, has reached a health level comparable to a developed country. The health achievements of this country are product of political and socioeconomic circumstances as well ...
Natural history of rotavirus infection in the children of Santa Maria Cauque
(Prog Food Nutr Sci 7 p. 167-177, 1983)
A prospective observation of 45 cohort children from birth to three
years of age permitted the collection of 5689 weekly stool specimens,
along with frequent morbidity, dietary and growth data. Specimens
tested by the ...
Infectious diarrheas of infants and young children
(1985)
Acute diarrhea' disease was once attributed to "indigestion." Although
shigellosis, cholera, salmonellosis, giardiasis, and amebiasis have long
been recognized as distinct clinical entities, it was not too long ago ...
Diarrhea and its effect on growth
(1986-12)
The predominant etiology of diarrhea in the general population of underdeveloped countries is infection by viruses and bacteria. Studies in rural areas clearly suggest an infectious cause. For example, diarrhea initially ...
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 ...
Infection, malnutrition and growth
(1990)
The concomitant appearance of famine and pestilence has been documented in classical religious texts since the beginning of written history. But it was not until recently that the inter-relationships between infection and ...
Influence of Orally Administered Antibiotics on Faecal pH and Volatile Fatty Acid Concentrations on Infants and Young Children
(1990)
Faecal specimens were collected from infants and children with common infections who presented to the Paediatrics Outpatient Department of the National Children's Hospital, San Jose, Costa Rica or to the Paediatrics Clinic, ...
Estudio de Puriscal VII. Desarrollo psicomotor del niño menor de dos años
(Revista Hospital Nacional de Ninos de Costa Rica 17(1y2):87-97, 1982)
Se realizó un estudio prospectivo del desarrollo psicomotor en lactantes de Puriscal, utilizando la prueba de desarrollo psicomotor de Gessel y la prueba de desarrollo intelectual (sensoriomotor) de Casati-Lezine. Todos ...
Infection and Low Birth Weight in a Developing Country
(Am J Dis Child. 1975;129(5):558-561, 1975)
The causes of fetal growth retardation and premature delivery are not well defined. Although diet, smoking, maternal weight and height, and social class can be correlated with the size of the fetus, the relative contribution ...