A profile of the socio-demographic background of children admitted with acute diarrhoea to the Red Cross Children’s Hospital, Cape Town

The demographic and health profile and anthropometry of 106 young children hospitalised with acute diarrhoea during winter at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, is reported. Information regarding socio-economic status, feeding practices and mothers' knowledge/percep...

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Main Authors:	J. M. Huskisson, S. Feulbach
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	AOSIS 1995-03-01
Series:	Curationis
Online Access:	https://curationis.org.za/index.php/curationis/article/view/1350

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