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  Infant-feeding patterns and cardiovascular risk factors in young adulthood: data from five cohorts in low- and middle-income countries

  International Journal of Epidemiology, 2010

  Infant-feeding patterns may influence lifelong health. This study tests the hypothesis that longer duration of breastfeeding and later introduction of complementary foods in infancy are associated with reduced adult cardiovascular risk.
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  The effect of rural-to-urban migration on obesity and diabetes in India: a cross-sectional study

  PLoS Medicine, 2010

  Migration from rural areas of India contributes to urbanisation and may increase the risk of obesity and diabetes.
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  Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights and Information and Communications Technologies: A Policy Review and Case Study from South Africa

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2015

  Despite impressive legal provisions addressing sexual and reproductive health and rights, South Africa experiences very high levels of adolescent pregnancy and women and girls are often negatively affected by uneven gender relations, poor access to health services and a lack of knowledge about SRHR.
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  Regulating traffic to reduce air pollution in greater Cairo, Egypt

  Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2011

  Automobile emissions in Greater Cairo are considered the main source of local air pollution. This paper examines transport mode choices and tries to evaluate the impact of traffic regulation on reducing suspended particulate matter (PM10).
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  Health SA Gesondheid

  This is a journal of interdisciplinary health sciences. Health SA Gesondheid is an accredited research journal that is published four times a year by AOSIS OpenJournals.
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  Adverse social, nutrition and health conditions in rural districts of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape provinces, South Africa

  South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2010

  Through a cross-sectional survey this study determined the socio-demographic, nutritional and health status of children and their caregivers in two rural districts in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and one rural district in the Eastern Cape (EC), South Africa.
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  Inequality of opportunity in child health in the Arab world and Turkey

  Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012

  Growth and development in childhood is determined by both genotype (nature) and phenotype (nurture), with the influence of the latter being particularly crucial during a child’s first few years.
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  Iron status and cardiovascular disease risk in black South African women: the PURE study

  South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2011

  The objective of this study was to examine the associations between measures of iron status and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in South African women.
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  Is international or Asian criteria-based body mass index associated with maternal anaemia, low birthweight, and preterm births among Thai population?—an observational study

  Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2011

  An observational study is conducted in the four southernmost provinces of Thailand aiming at determining the effect of international or Asian criteria-based body mass index (BMI) in predicting maternal anaemia, low birth weight (LBW), and preterm births among pregnant Thai women and the change in haemoglobin (Hb) level during pregnancy.
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  National scale-up of zinc promotion in Nepal: results from a post-project population-based survey

  Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2011

  The World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund recommend using a new oral rehydration solution (ORS) plus zinc supplementation for 10-14 days for the treatment of diarrhoea in children aged less than five years.

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