Improving child survival: Malnutrition Task Force and the paediatrician's responsibility

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 706-710

  Jackson, A A ^a,b   Ashworth, A ^c,d   Khanum, S ^e  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d Malnutrition Task Force ^*

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROGNOSIS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33746900065     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.095596     Document Type: Review

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