Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries. Chapter 19: Diarrheal Diseases.

Diarrheal diseases remain a leading cause of preventable death, especially among children under five in developing countries. This chapter reviews and prioritizes a number of available interventions.

Author names:

Keusch, Gerald T.

Fontaine, Olivier

Bhargava, Alok

Boschi-Pinto, Cynthia

Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.

Gotuzzo, Eduardo

Rivera, Juan

Chow, Jeffrey

Shahid-Salles, Sonbol

Laxminarayan, Ramanan

Year:

2006

Reference:

Keusch, Gerald T.; Olivier Fontaine, Alok Bhargava, Cynthia Boschi-Pinto, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Juan Rivera, Jeffrey Chow, Sonbol Shahid-Salles, and Ramanan Laxminarayan (2006): Chapter 19: Diarrheal Diseases. In: Jamison DT, Breman JG, Measham AR, et al., editors. Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries. 2nd edition. Washington (DC): World Bank; 2006.

Geographical area:

Central/South America

Scale:

Policy areas considered:

Human Health