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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...

Resource Type:

Dissertation
Environmental Metal Exposures and Effects on Maternal and Child Health in Bangladesh

Creator:

Andrews, Faye V.

Abstract:

Bangladesh is a developing country with burdens of environmental pollution and disparities in maternal and child health. Arsenic, manganese, and lead are pervasive environmental contaminants throughout Bangladesh with major exposures through drinking water and ambient pollution. Chronic exposures to arsenic, manganese, and lead in sensitive populations such as pregnant women,...

Resource Type:

Dissertation