Nutrition and Health in Developing Countries - Semba, Richard David; Bloem, Martin W.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, 2008)
Nutrition and Development: A Historical Perspective -- Maternal Mortality in Developing Countries -- Low Birth Weight and Neonatal Mortality -- Infant Mortality -- Child Growth and Development -- Diarrheal Diseases -- Acute Lower Respiratory Infections -- Measles -- Malaria and Nutrition -- Tuberculosis -- Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection -- Malnutrition -- Vitamin A Deficiency -- Nutritional Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency -- Zinc Deficiency -- Iron Deficiency and Anemia -- Iodine Deficiency Disorders -- Multiple Micronutrient Malnutrition -- Nutrition in the Elderly in Developing Countries -- The Nutrition Transition and Its Relationship to Demographic Change -- The Rapid Emergence of Obesity in Developing Countries -- Rapid Urbanization and the Challenges of Obtaining Food and Nutrition Security -- Impact of Parental Tobacco Use on Child Malnutrition and Survival -- Humanitarian Emergencies -- Tackling Nutrient Deficiencies and Life-Threatening Disease -- The Indian Ocean Tsunami of December 26, 2004 -- The Impact of Supermarkets on Farmers, Consumers, and Food Security in Developing Countries -- Homestead Food Production for Improving Nutritional Status and Health -- Food Policy -- Need, Efficacy, and Effectiveness of Multiple Vitamin/Mineral Supplements for Young Children and Considerations for Programs -- How Much Do Data Influence Programs for Health and Nutrition? -- The Economics of Nutritional Interventions -- Ethics in Public Health Research -- Beyond Partial Analysis.
Keywords: Public health; Clinical nutrition; Nutrition .; Medicine; Culture-Study and teaching; International economics; Public Health; Clinical Nutrition; Nutrition; Medicine/Public Health, general; Regional and Cultural Studies; International Economics