Moises Béhar
Biographic Data
| ID | 4009194 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Moises Béhar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Moises |
| FAMILY NAME | Béhar |
| SIGNATURE | BEHAR M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1957 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
European diets vs traditional foods
Malnutrition and infection in a typical rural Guatemalan Village
A long‐term prospective study of fetal and postnatal growth and possible influences on growth was initiated in 1963 in a Guatemalan village. A high proportion of the infants were of low birth weight and they were more at risk to death in the first year of life than infants with higher birth weights. The latter also had a better chance of surviving the critical weaning period. There was a very high prevalence of infection in infancy and childhood,…
Child-Rearing Practices, Nutrition and Health Status
This paper discusses some of the ways in which culturally determined dietary and child-rearing practices affect health in Guatemala. 2 cultural groups are discussed: the traditional Indians and the poor Ladinos the relations between which have crystallized into a caste system. In Guatemala the risk of death during early life is 36.3 from age 0-28 days 55.1 for age 1-11 months and 33.2 for age 1-4 years; these statistics can be compared with those…
Death and Disease in Infants and Toddlers of Preindustrial Countries
Death and Disease in Infants and Toddlers of Preindustrial Countries Moisés BéharM.D.M.P.H. CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.54.7.1100 Published Online: August 29, 2011
Epidemiology and Prevention of Severe Protein Malnutrition (Kwashiorkor) in Central America
Epidemiology and Prevention of Severe Protein Malnutrition (Kwashiorkor) in Central America Nevin S. Scrimshaw, Moises Behar, Fernando Viteri, Guillermo Arroyave, and Carlos Tejada CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.47.1.53 Published Online: October 03, 2011
Child-Rearing Practices, Nutrition and Health Status
This paper discusses some of the ways in which culturally determined dietary and child-rearing practices affect health in Guatemala. 2 cultural groups are discussed: the traditional Indians and the poor Ladinos the relations between which have crystallized into a caste system. In Guatemala the risk of death during early life is 36.3 from age 0-28 days 55.1 for age 1-11 months and 33.2 for age 1-4 years; these statistics can be compared with those…
European diets vs traditional foods
Epidemiology and Prevention of Severe Protein Malnutrition (Kwashiorkor) in Central America
Epidemiology and Prevention of Severe Protein Malnutrition (Kwashiorkor) in Central America Nevin S. Scrimshaw, Moises Behar, Fernando Viteri, Guillermo Arroyave, and Carlos Tejada CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.47.1.53 Published Online: October 03, 2011
Death and Disease in Infants and Toddlers of Preindustrial Countries
Death and Disease in Infants and Toddlers of Preindustrial Countries Moisés BéharM.D.M.P.H. CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.54.7.1100 Published Online: August 29, 2011
Child-Rearing Practices, Nutrition and Health Status
This paper discusses some of the ways in which culturally determined dietary and child-rearing practices affect health in Guatemala. 2 cultural groups are discussed: the traditional Indians and the poor Ladinos the relations between which have crystallized into a caste system. In Guatemala the risk of death during early life is 36.3 from age 0-28 days 55.1 for age 1-11 months and 33.2 for age 1-4 years; these statistics can be compared with those…
Malnutrition and infection in a typical rural Guatemalan Village
A long‐term prospective study of fetal and postnatal growth and possible influences on growth was initiated in 1963 in a Guatemalan village. A high proportion of the infants were of low birth weight and they were more at risk to death in the first year of life than infants with higher birth weights. The latter also had a better chance of surviving the critical weaning period. There was a very high prevalence of infection in infancy and childhood,…
European diets vs traditional foods
Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Pediatrics (3 works) · Biology (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Malnutrition (2 works) · Pediatrics (2 works)