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  • Environmental and Community Exposures and Children’s Infectious Diseases in Bangladesh

    Creator:
    Ahmed, Sharia M.
    Abstract:
    Under-5 mortality has decreased globally, but millions of children still die every year. In Bangladesh, respiratory infection and diarrheal disease remain leading causes of morbidity and mortality for children under-5, despite incredible progress in the past three decades. Immune system development begins in utero and continues into adulthood. Toxic environmental...
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    Dissertation
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    ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Sharia M. Ahmed for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public

  • Prenatal and Early-life Metals Exposure and Immune Function in Children

    Creator:
    Welch, Barrett M.
    Abstract:
    Immune system development during prenatal and early-life periods are essential for healthy development. Environmental and nutritional factors during these periods have strong influences on immune development and can have impacts on disease susceptibility for an individual throughout adulthood. Globally, hundreds of millions of people experience elevated environmental exposure to arsenic,...
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    interpretation of findings, and reviewed the second manuscript. Sharia M. Ahmed helped to organize data

  • Access and Utilization of Mental Healthcare Services Among Children and Adolescents in India – A mixed-methods study

    Creator:
    Vasanth Rao, Deeksha
    Abstract:
    Background: According to the National Mental Health Survey (NMHS), the treatment gap of any mental disorder in India among the general population was reported to be as high as 83% (R. S. Murthy, 2017). There is insufficient evidence currently describing the treatment gap among the child and adolescent population. Given...
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    Dissertation
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    ., Omar, J., Omar, K., Iryani, T., & Hamid, S. N. (2012). Emotional and behavioral problems among