Falling diarrhoea mortality in Northeastern Brazil: did ORT play a role ?

The impact of oral rehydration therapy (ORT) on the recent decline in diarrhoea mortality in the northeast of Brazil was studied. Proportionate infant mortality fell from 32% in 1980 to 17% in 1989 and infant deaths attributed to diarrhoea dropped from 41 % to 25% resulting in an overall reduction o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Health policy and planning 1996-06, Vol.11 (2), p.132-141
Hauptverfasser:	VICTORA, CESAR G, TERESA, MARIA, OLINTO, A, BARROS, FERNANDO C, NOBRE, LETICIA C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Brazil - epidemiology Decline Diarrhea - epidemiology Diarrhea - mortality Diarrhea - therapy Diarrhoea Factors Fluid Therapy - standards Health administration Humans Incidence Infant Infant Mortality Linear Models North East Brazil Oral rehydration Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data Population Risk Factors Socioeconomic Factors
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