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Precise, High-throughput Analysis of Bacterial Growth
Published on: September 19, 2017
まとめ
開発途上国には,臨床使用のためのユニークな子供の成長基準が必要です. 国際的または特権的なグループの基準を使用することは不適切であり,健康上の格差を覆い隠す可能性があります.
科学分野:
- 小児科は小児科です.
- 公共衛生は公衆衛生である.
- アントロポメトリー・アンソポメトリー
背景:
- 子どもの成長の正確な評価は,健康と発達のモニタリングに不可欠です.
- 既存の成長基準は,特に発展途上国における人口の多様性を反映していない可能性があります.
- 国際的または経済的に特権的な成長基準は,さまざまな臨床環境でしばしば誤って適用されます.
研究 の 目的:
- 臨床応用のための国別子供の成長基準の必要性を強調する.
- 国際的または経済的に特権的な基準をすべての集団に対して使用することの不適切さを強調する.
- 成長基準の臨床的使用と,人口グループを比較する際の使用を区別する.
主な方法:
- 概要は具体的な方法を詳細に述べていないが,成長基準の開発と適用の原則について論じている.
- 標準派生のための代表的な集団サンプリングの必要性を強調しています.
- テキストは,個々のスクリーニングと集団レベルでの比較を区別することを提唱しています.
主要な成果:
- 国の子供の成長基準に代わる,臨床用に適した代替品は存在しない.
- 経済的に特権的な集団の基準や国際基準を多様な集団に適用することは不適切です.
- 成長基準は,個々の子供の健康をスクリーニングするために不可欠です.
結論:
- 発展途上国は,地元の代表的なデータに基づいて,子どもたちの成長基準を調整する必要があります.
- 成長基準の臨床的適用は,社会経済的格差の評価におけるその使用とは区別されなければならない.
- 個別のスクリーニングにのみ焦点を当てることは,より広範な健康上の不平等に対処するための取り組みを覆すべきではありません.
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