There is no evidence of malnutrition in the Canton of Puriscal as revealed by careful prospective study of all children born from September 19 of 1979 onwards. Several factors may account for this remarkable situation. ...

Breast feeding is the best promoter of growth and health of infants in traditional and transitional societies. Supplementation with semisolid and solid foods is generally required after 3-6 months in most developing ...

Between September 1979 and September 1981 a field study was conducted on the etiology of diarrhea' disease in the area of Puriscal, Costa Rica. The presence of enteric pathogens was investigated in the stools of 267 ...

decline in the incidence of breast-feeding in many developing nations \--as been recorded in recent years, often in conjunction with (a) rapid changes in way of life, (b) migration from rural to urban,- centers, ...

Diarrheal disease is a main cause of weight loss and growth faltering and stunting in rural children living under low socioeconomic conditions, and diarrhea is one of the most important events precipitating severe ...

La presente investigación tuvo por objeto desarrollar una metodología que permitiese adaptar el método de rehidratación oral a las condiciones del hogar, ya que la diarrea deshidratante en lugares alejados de los recursos ...

This paper presents the findings of a prospective study of the infectious morbidity of a cohort of 114 rural infants throughout their first year of life. Results indicate that upper respiratory infections were the most ...

The pretence of enteric pathogens was studied in 279 diarrheic and 198 nondiarrheic children in a rural area of Costa Rica whose childhood population are the object of a prospective multidisciplinary study. Cases end ...

Se analizaron los expedientes de todos los niños cuyo diagnóstico de egreso fue desnutrición severa durante el año 1981, en total 112. Los objetivos del análisis fueron: (a) determinar la frecuencia de la desnutrición ...

El Estudio de Puriscal gira alrededor del estudio longitudinal del crecimiento y desarrollo del niño desde su vida intrauterino. Para tal propósito es preciso establecer un contacto periódico con las familiares de los ...