Ramalingaswami

Juvenile mitral stenosis in India. 1963.

Roy Sb, Bhatia Ml, E J Lazaro, Ramalingaswami

Psychosocial effects of the 1994 plague outbreak in Surat, India.

Ramalingaswami

The plague outbreak in Surat, India in September 1994 stirred a nationwide panic and a near international isolation of India. These are aspects that need serious attention. A large amount of damage to India's image and an immense economic loss occurred. Some …

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Prevention of endemic goitre with iodized salt. 1973.

Sooch Ss, Deo Mg, Karmarkar Mg, N Kochupillai et autres

The aetiology of Himalayan endemic goitre. 1961.

Ramalingaswami, T A Subramanian, Deo Mg

Malnutrition: a South Asian enigma.

Ramalingaswami, Urban Jonsson, Jon Eliot Rohde

Half of the worlds malnourished children reside in three South Asian countries: Bangladesh India and Pakistan. Although over 50% of South Asian children are underweight compared to 30% in Africa the problem of child malnutrition continues to be associated with sub-Saharan Africa. …

The Asian enigma.

Ramalingaswami, Urban Jonsson, Julia Sarah Rohde

This article discusses the disparity between the extent in child malnutrition in South Asia compared to sub-Saharan Africa. The aim is to challenge South Asian countries to improve child health through some measures suggested in this article. There should be no complacency …

Challenges and opportunities -- one vitamin two minerals.

Ramalingaswami

Diets with insufficient amounts of vitamin A iodine and iron impart much suffering on people especially those in developing counties. In fact iron deficiency afflicts 1000 million people especially women of reproductive age and children. Anemia is responsible for about 20% of …

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Dewesternising Medicine : The Indian Efforts

Ramalingaswami

Dewesternisation/demystification/deprofessionalization of medicine denotes the efforts that are made to makes health service meaningful and within the easy reach of the common man. There have been many attempts in India to alter the health delivery system based on western medicine. The first …

Development, life styles and oncogenic hazards.

Ramalingaswami

Sir Ram Nath Chopra.

Ramalingaswami, Satyavati Gv

Perspectives in health and the family.

Ramalingaswami

The family as an institution is in a state of flux due to the impact of modernization and urbanization. In many area, the extended family is giving way to the nuclear family. Within the family itself, the functional roles and interrelationships of …

Hunger and high fertility.

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