Detection of severe protein-energy malnutrition by nurses in the Gambia

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 181-184

  Hamer, C ^a,b   Kvatum, K ^c   Jeffries, D ^d   Allen, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital Gambia   (Gambia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; RELIABILITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ALGORITHMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0842349411     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2002.022715     Document Type: Article

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