Hospital management of severely malnourished children: Comparison of locally adapted protocol with WHO protocol

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 213-217

  Hossain, M M ^a,b   Hassan, M Q ^a   Rahman, M H ^a   Kabir, A R M L ^a   Hannan, A H ^a   Rahman, A K M F ^a  

^a Institute of Child and Mother Health Dhaka bd   (Bangladesh)

^b Sadar Hospital   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Child; Malnutrition; Management

Indexed keywords

APPETITE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEIGHT GAIN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BANGLADESH; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MINERALS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; TIME FACTORS; VITAMINS; WEIGHT GAIN; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 62949173645     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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