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The contribution of common infectious diseases of childhood to malnutrition

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The relationship between infectious diseases and the nutritional status of individuals and communities has long been recognised. Scrimshaw, Gordon and Taylor (1968) emphasised several aspects of this interaction. In the last decade some workers (Chandra, 1972; Awlrod, 1971) have studied the immune response in malnutrition, while others (Beisel, 1975) have tried to explain the physiopathological mechanisms governing the response of man and animal to varied types of pathogenic organisms.

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  1. Section on Maternal and Child Health, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, 92182, San Diego, California, USA

    Helen M. Wallace MD, MPH (Professor and head) (Professor and head)

  2. Tropical Child Health Unit, Institute of Child Health, University of London, London, England

    G. J. Ebrahim FRCP(Ed. and Glas.) DCH(Lond.) (Senior lecturer) (Senior lecturer)

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Walia, B.N.S. (1981). The contribution of common infectious diseases of childhood to malnutrition. In: Wallace, H.M., Ebrahim, G.J. (eds) Maternal and Child Health Around the World. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05386-5_21

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