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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"childhood illness"”.
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Integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) practice by trained health workers ( A baseline study)
… The strategy combines improved management of childhood illness with aspects of nutrition, immunization, and several other important influences on child health, including maternal health. Using a set of interventions for the integrated treatment and prevention of major childhood illnesses, the …
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Integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) practice by trained health workers ( A baseline study)
… The strategy combines improved management of childhood illness with aspects of nutrition, immunization, and several other important influences on child health, including maternal health. Using a set of interventions for the integrated treatment and prevention of major childhood illnesses, the …
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Contrasting Purulent and Non-purulent Middle Ear Effusions: A Study of Otitis Media Etiology
Otitis media (OM) is a very common childhood illness. OM is the reason for the majority of pediatric office visits and antibiotic prescriptions for children. 80% of children under the age of 3 will experience at least one episode of OM, and a portion of these children will experience multiple OM …
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The role of natural killer cells in control of varicella zoster virus infection
… VZV infection is often perceived as a mild childhood illness, VZV infection is lifelong and reactivation of the latent virus in the elderly and immunocompromised population carries significant associated morbidity. Understanding precisely how the body responds to this virus is an important …
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ILLNESS AND ADIPOSITY IN CHILDHOOD
… theories concerning an association between illness and adiposity in childhood. The first theory posits that increased illness is the result of high adiposity. The second theory, "infectobesity", posits that increased adiposity is virus-induced. Although an association between infection and …
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"Has the patient been coughing?" Do Ugandan providers ask patients tested for malaria about cough history? Secondary analysis of 2011 data from the Integrated Infectious Disease Capacity Building Evaluation (IDCAP)
… in Africa. The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategies have been effective at improving the health outcomes of malaria patients (Schellenberg et al., 2004). Recent case management algorithms guide health care providers to ask about cough history and perform laboratory …
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Patterns of mortality in children presenting to a tertiary paediatric emergency unit in Sub-Saharan Africa: a cross sectional study
… means of ETAT and the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) tools, which is used to identify severity of illness and strategize treatment plans accordingly. Results A total of 135 children met the inclusion criteria. The crude mortality rate was of 6.25 per 1000 admissions. Of the …
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The Health and Well-Being of Children from the Perspective of Social and Environmental Health Policy
… physical/chemical "toxicants" interact to cause childhood illness and impair children's development is providing new impetus to the integration of these disciplines. Child labor reform in the late 19th century can be seen as a milestone in the translation of science to policy. For the first time, …
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Changing etiologies in childhood acute febrile illness: implications for management in an era of declining malaria
Background: Acute febrile illness (AFI) is a common syndrome among children presenting to a healthcare facility in resource-limited settings and a substantial contributor to childhood mortality. In sub-Saharan Africa, malaria has historically been a leading cause of childhood AFI but malaria …
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Immunotoxicological Evaluation Of Critical Windows Of Development Following Exposure to 1,2:5,6 Dibenzanthracene in B6C3F1 Mice
… have suggested that the increased prevalence of childhood illnesses such as cancer, infection, and allergy may be due to environmental exposures. One such cause may be maternal smoking or passive smoke exposure. Known immunotoxicants in cigarette smoke and environmental pollution include …