Risk factors and case management of acute diarrhoea in North Gondar Zone, Ethiopia.

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Published in J Health Popul Nutr on June 01, 2010

Authors

Rishi P Mediratta1, Amsalu Feleke, Lawrence H Moulton, Sisay Yifru, R Bradley Sack

Author Affiliations

1: Public Health Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.

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