Evaluation of factors affecting the acute diarrhea in children admitted in emam reza and dr shaikh hospitals in Mashhad in summer 1383 [2004]

ABSTRACT

Background and purpose: Diarrhea diseases are major causes of morbidity, with attack rates ranging from 2 to 12 cases illnesses per person per year in both developed and developing countries. In addition, diarrhea illnesses account for an estimated 12, 600 deaths each day in children in Asia, Africa and Latin America. This study is therefore intended to study factors affecting, diarrhea diseases in children