Is diurnal temperature range a risk factor for childhood diarrhea?

Zhiwei Xu; Cunrui Huang; Lyle Turner; Su Hong; Zhen Qiao; Shilu Tong

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064713

Is diurnal temperature range a risk factor for childhood diarrhea?

Zhiwei Xu, Cunrui Huang, Lyle Turner, Su Hong, Zhen Qiao, Shilu Tong

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Abstract

Previous studies have found that high and cold temperatures increase the risk of childhood diarrhea. However, little is known about whether the within-day variation of temperature has any effect on childhood diarrhea.

Original language	English
Article number	e64713
Number of pages	7
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	8
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064713
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes

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