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Child Health in the Tropics

Leuven, 18–21 October 1983

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  • © 1985

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Editors:
  1. R. E. Eeckels

    1. Leuven, Belgium

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  2. O. Ransome-Kuti

    1. Lagos, Nigeria

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  3. C. C. Kroonenberg
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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. Feeding, feeding practices and growth

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The practice of breastfeeding

      • A. Omololu
      Pages 3-7

    3. Growth and weaning in urban Gambian infants

      • M. G. M. Rowland, S. G. J. Goh, S. Tulloch, D. T. Dunn, R. J. Hayes
      Pages 9-18

    4. Some considerations on the formulation of weaning mixes

      • W. Klaver
      Pages 19-27

    5. The influence of mycotoxins on child health in the tropics

      • R. G. Hendrickse
      Pages 29-41

    6. Bodily growth in thalassemia

      • V. S. Tanphaichitr, C. Tuchinda, V. Suvatte, S. Tuchinda
      Pages 43-49

    7. Ecological evaluation of human development: The case of the child in the tropics

      • L. Sinisterra
      Pages 51-62

  3. Diarrhoeal diseases

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 63-63
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    2. Rice based oral rehydration therapy in acute diarrhoea: a superior therapy and a medium for calorie supplementation

      • A. M. Molla, S. A. Sarker, A. Molla, M. Khatoon, W. B. Greenough III
      Pages 65-70

    3. Acute infantile gastroenteritis in Hong Kong

      • Chap-Yung Yeung
      Pages 71-79

    4. Diarrhoeal diseases in children and oral rehydration in Nigeria

      • T. C. Okeahialam
      Pages 81-88

    5. Diarrhoeal diseases in Pakistani children

      • S. R. Khan
      Pages 89-93

    6. Diarrhoeal diseases and mortality in infants and children

      • Suharyono
      Pages 95-105

    7. Acute diarrhea in the Dominican Republic

      • J. M. Feris, H. R. Mendoza
      Pages 107-111

    8. Effect of nutritional status of children on intake and absorption of nutrients

      • A. Molla, A. M. Molla, M. Khatun
      Pages 113-123

  4. Nutrition

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125
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    2. Methods for evaluating nutrition and health status

      • Y. N. Mathur, D. H. Rao
      Pages 127-131

    3. Assessing nutrition at village level

      • D. Morley
      Pages 133-140

    4. A study of some aspects of marginal malnutrition amongst Egyptian infants and young children

      • R. Sakr, S. Samuel, D. Fleita, A. Abdelwahab
      Pages 141-155
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Leuven, Belgium

    R. E. Eeckels

  • Lagos, Nigeria

    O. Ransome-Kuti

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Child Health in the Tropics

  • Book Subtitle: Leuven, 18–21 October 1983

  • Editors: R. E. Eeckels, O. Ransome-Kuti, C. C. Kroonenberg

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5012-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Dordrecht 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-8719-3Published: 05 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-5012-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 364

  • Topics: Pediatrics, Tropical Medicine

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