Sex and Gender Differences in Acute Pediatric Diarrhea: A Secondary Analysis of the DHAKA Study

• Main Authors: Angela F. Jarman (Author), Sara E. Long (Author), Sarah E. Robertson (Author), Sabiha Nasrin (Author), Nur Haque Alam (Author), Alyson J. McGregor (Author), Adam C. Levine (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Springer, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pediatric diarrheal disease is a significant source of morbidity and mortality in the developing world. While several studies have demonstrated an increased incidence of diarrheal illness in boys compared with girls in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), the reasons for this difference are uncl...