Guidelines for severe malnutrition: Back to basics

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 193-194

  Oruamabo, Raphael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NIGERIA; OVERNUTRITION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; RURAL AREA; SHORT SURVEY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 33947259120     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.109462     Document Type: Short Survey

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