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Main description:
This updated and expanded book was written with the underlying conviction that global health and nutrition problems can only be solved through a firm understanding of the different levels of causality and the interactions between the various determinants. This volume provides policy makers, nutritionists, students, scientists, and professionals with the most recent and up-to-date knowledge regarding major health and nutritional problems in developing countries.
Contents:
1 Nutrition and Development: A Historical Perspective Richard D. Semba 2 Maternal Mortality in Developing Countries Carine Ronsmans, Simon Collin, and Veronique Filippi 3 Low Birth Weight and Neonatal Mortality Richard D. Semba and Cesar G. Victora 4 Infant Mortality Parul Christian 5 Child Growth and Development Mercedes de Onis 6 Diarrheal Diseases Claudio F. Lanata and Robert E. Black 7 Acute Lower Respiratory Infections Claudio F. Lanata and Robert E. Black 8 Measles Gregory Hussey 9 Malaria and Nutrition Anuraj H. Shankar 10 Tuberculosis Monique van Lettow and Christopher Whalen 11 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Eduardo Villamor, Karim Manji, and Wafaie W. Fawzi 12 Malnutrition Dirk G. Schroeder 13 Vitamin A Deficiency Keith P. West, Jr. and Ian Darnton-Hill 14 Nutritional Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency John M. Pettifor 15 Zinc Deficiency Roger Shrimpton and Anuraj H. Shankar 16 Iron Deficiency and Anemia Usha Ramakrishnan and Richard D. Semba 17 Iodine Deficiency Disorders Richard D. Semba and Francois Delange 18 Multiple Micronutrient Malnutrition: What Can Be Done? Usha Ramakrishnan and Sandra L. Huffman 19 Nutrition in the Elderly in Developing Countries Noel W. Solomons and Odilia I. Bermudez 20 The Nutrition Transition and Its Relationship to Demographic Change Barry M. Popkin 21 The Rapid Emergence of Obesity in Developing Countries Colleen M. Doak and Barry M. Popkin 22 Rapid Urbanization and the Challenges of Obtaining Food and Nutrition Security . Marie T. Ruel, James L. Garrett, and Lawrence Haddad 23 Impact of Parental Tobacco Use on Child Malnutrition andSurvival Cora M. Best and Richard D. Semba 24 Humanitarian Emergencies Reinhard Kaiser and Paul B. Spiegel 25 Tackling Nutrient Deficiencies and Life-Threatening Disease: The Role of Food in Humanitarian Relief Patrick Webb and Andrew Thorne-LymanAM 26 The Indian Ocean Tsunami of December 26, 2004 Saskia de Pee, Regina Moench-Pfanner, and Martin W. Bloem 27 The Impact of Supermarkets on Farmers, Consumers, and Food Security in Developing Countries C. Peter Timmer 28 Homestead Food Production for Improving Nutritional Status and Health Saskia de Pee, Aminuzzaman Talukder, and Martin W. Bloem 29 Food Policy C. Peter Timmer 30 Need, Efficacy, and Effectiveness of Multiple Vitamin/Mineral Supplements for Young Children and Considerations for Programs Saskia de Pee 31 How Much Do Data Influence Programs for Health and Nutrition? Experience from Health and Nutrition Surveillance Systems Martin W. Bloem, Saskia de Pee, and Richard D. Semba 32 The Economics of Nutritional Interventions Susan Horton 33 Ethics in Public Health Research Tanya Doherty and Mickey Chopra 34 Beyond Partial Analysis David Pelletier Index
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Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Publication date: June, 2008
Pages: 960
Weight: 4110g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Biochemistry, General Practice, Nutrition, Public Health
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