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Rural Population
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Definition of 'Rural Population'The inhabitants of rural areas or of small towns classified as rural. Common names: Rural Population; Population, Rural; Populations, Rural; Rural Populations; Rural Spatial Distribution; Distribution, Rural Spatial; Distributions, Rural Spatial; Rural Spatial Distributions; Rural Communities; Communities, Rural; Community, Rural; Rural Community |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Household characteristics associated with handwashing with soap in rural Bangladesh.
30 Oct 2009 
Handwashing with soap prevents diarrhea and respiratory disease, but it is rarely practiced in high-need settings. Among 100 randomly selected villages in rural Bangladesh, field workers enrolled 10 households per village and observed and recorded ... Read more...
Population seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus antibodies in rural Bangladesh.
30 Oct 2009 Hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes a substantial burden of sporadic and epidemic disease worldwide. HEV infections result in serious morbidity and mortality, especially among pregnant women, and have significant economic costs. Few population-based ... Read more...
Prevalence of dementia and cognitive impairment in Southeastern Spain: the Ariadna study.
30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), cognitive impairment, no dementia (CIND) and dementia in a general elderly population and to examine the associated socio-demographic factors. METHODS: The Ariadna ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Rural Population'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Household characteristics associated with handwashing with soap in rural Bangladesh. 30 Oct 2009
- Population seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus antibodies in rural Bangladesh. 30 Oct 2009
- Prevalence of dementia and cognitive impairment in Southeastern Spain: the Ariadna study. 30 Oct 2009
- [Migration, climate and health] 24 Oct 2009
- Downregulation of MIP-1alpha/CCL3 with praziquantel treatment in Schistosoma haematobium and HIV-1 co-infected individuals in a rural community in Zimbabwe. 21 Oct 2009
- Barriers to the care of HIV-infected children in rural Zambia: a cross-sectional analysis. 14 Oct 2009
- Potential cost-effectiveness of a rotavirus immunization program in rural China. 13 Oct 2009
- Barriers to access to antiretroviral treatment in Mozambique, as perceived by patients and health workers in urban and rural settings. 29 Sep 2009
- Perfluoroalkyl contaminants in window film: indoor/outdoor, urban/rural, and winter/summer contamination and assessment of carpet as a possible source. 29 Sep 2009
- Anti-microbial resistance stratified by risk factor among Escherichia coli strains isolated from the urinary tract at a rural clinic in Central India. 29 Sep 2009
- Lost cities of the Amazon.
29 Sep 2009 - Violence against women and increases in the risk of diarrheal disease and respiratory tract infections in infancy: a prospective cohort study in Bangladesh. 29 Sep 2009
- Prediction of intracranial computed tomography findings in patients with minor head injury by using logistic regression. 29 Sep 2009
- Risk factors according to estrogen receptor status of breast cancer patients in Trivandrum, South India. 29 Sep 2009
- Antenatal and postnatal iron supplementation and childhood mortality in rural Nepal: a prospective follow-up in a randomized, controlled community trial. 22 Sep 2009
- Connected kids at Head Start: taking office-based violence prevention to the community. 19 Sep 2009
- Ocular manifestation in treated multibacillary Hansen's disease. 17 Sep 2009
- Impact of hypothermia (below 36 degrees C) in the rural trauma patient. 17 Sep 2009
- Left too early: the effects of age at separation from parents on Chinese rural children's symptoms of anxiety and depression. 15 Sep 2009
- Dried blood spots perform well in viral load monitoring of patients who receive antiretroviral treatment in rural Tanzania. 13 Sep 2009
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Technical information about 'Rural Population'
Definition: The inhabitants of rural areas or of small towns classified as rural.
Descriptor UI: D012424
Alternative terms: Rural Population; Population, Rural; Populations, Rural; Rural Populations; Rural Spatial Distribution; Distribution, Rural Spatial; Distributions, Rural Spatial; Rural Spatial Distributions; Rural Communities; Communities, Rural; Community, Rural; Rural Community;
Allowable Qualifiers: classification; history; statistics & numerical data; trends;
Tree Number: N01.600.725;
History Note: 68(65)
Technical Notes: specify geog; RURAL HEALTH & RURAL HEALTH SERVICES are also available