Browsing by Subject "Chronic energy deficiency"

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    • Beyond drugs: TB patients in Bangladesh need urgent attention for nutrition support during convalescence 

      Islam, Qazi Shafayetul; Ahmed, Syed Masud; Islam, Md. Akramul; Kamruzzaman, Md.; Rifat, Mahfuza (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2013-03)
      Tuberculosis (TB) is a global disease, which is responsible for 1.4 million deaths each year (WHO 2010). Bangladesh is the sixth highest TB-burden country in the world. TB treatment may be complicated when malnutrition ...

    • Prevalence of chronic energy deficiency in the elderly population of Matlab 

      Rasheed, Sabrina; Khatun, Masuma; Hyder, S.M. Ziauddin (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-10)
      The number of elderly people in the world increased from 13 to 45 million between.1950 and 1985. In Bangladesh, however, the absolute number of elderly registered a slight decline. The negative growth rate reflects in ...