La lactancia materna (LM) es el alimento diseñado por la naturaleza para el recién nacido y
el lactante, sin embargo su prevalencia actual no es la óptima. El objetivo de este artículo es …

Breastfeeding is the nourishment designed by nature for newborns and infants; however, its
prevalence is nowadays not optimal. The aim of this article is to review the current evidence …

OBJECTIVE: In Latin America and the Caribbean, Bolivia has the third highest rate of
mortality among children under five years of age (57 per 1 000), with 14.0% of under-five …

OBJETIVO: O leite materno, por suas características nutricionais e imunológicas, protege a
criança contra a diarréia. Para avaliar a proteção da amamentação contra a diarréia em …

Focusing on universal public health issues, this book explores what can be done and what
the future holds. It introduces students and practitioners to behavior-change theories and …

Objectives Telomeres are repetitive DNA at chromosomes ends that shorten with age due to
cellular replication and oxidative stress. As telomeres shorten, this can eventually place …

Cryptosporidium spp. are tiny microscopic parasites that cause cryptosporidiosis. It is
classified as an emerging pathogen by the Center for Disease Control and prevention …

Methods Children with SAM admitted into the paediatric medical ward of the University of
Calabar Teaching Hospital between September 2017 and November 2019 were studied …

Objective: To evaluate the protective role of breastfeeding against diarrhea in children
younger than one year of age in the city of Feira de Santana, Brazil, in 2001. Methods: A …

Background: The diagnosis of infectious agents of diarrhea among children is a challenging
clinical problem in daily practice. Aim: This study was undertaken to detect some microbial …