Communicable diseases and severe food shortage
The objective of this document is to provide, in a format which is more accessible for field use, a summary of existing WHO information regarding the principles of identification and management of communicable diseases in malnourished populations. It addresses synergistic risk factors for communicab...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Geneva
World Health Organization, WHO Communicable Diseases Working Group on Emergencies
October 2010, 2010
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| Series: | WHO technical note
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| Collection: | National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The objective of this document is to provide, in a format which is more accessible for field use, a summary of existing WHO information regarding the principles of identification and management of communicable diseases in malnourished populations. It addresses synergistic risk factors for communicable disease transmission and malnutrition, the prevention of morbidity and mortality due to communicable diseases in malnourished populations, and clinical considerations for the diagnosis and treatment of specific communicable diseases in malnourished patients |
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| Item Description: | Title from PDF title page. - "WHO/HSE/GAR/DCE/2010.6." |
| Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (13 pages) illustrations |