Environmental Health and Child Survival

Epidemiology, Economics, Experiences

World Bank (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2008
World Bank Publications (Verlag)
978-0-8213-7236-4 (ISBN)

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Analyzes the linkages between environment-related infections and malnutrition and their impact on child growth and development. This book assesses the related burden of disease on young children and its economic costs. It also highlights experiences in implementing environmental health interventions in developing countries.

Each year, millions of children in developing countries fall sick and die from diseases caused by polluted air, contaminated water and soil, and poor hygiene behavior. These infections lead to repeated infections contributing to malnutrition in children, and subsequently impacts future learning and productivity. This book analyzes the linkages between environment-related infections and malnutrition and their impact on child growth and development; assesses the related burden of disease on young children and its economic costs; and highlights experiences in implementing environmental health interventions in developing countries.

Verlagsort	Washington
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Arbeits- / Sozial- / Umweltmedizin
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10	0-8213-7236-X / 082137236X
ISBN-13	978-0-8213-7236-4 / 9780821372364
Zustand	Neuware