Experience in managing severe malnutrition in a government tertiary treatment facility in Bangladesh

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-80

  Hossain, Md Iqbal ^a   Dodd, Nina S ^b   Ahmed, Tahmeed ^a   Miah, Golam Mothabbir ^b   Jamil, Kazi M ^a   Nahar, Baitun ^a   Alam, Badrul ^c   Mahmood, C B ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b Concern Worldwide Bangladesh ^*  (Bangladesh)

^c CHITTAGONG MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Child nutrition; Child nutrition disorders; Healthcare cost; Infant nutrition; Infant nutrition disorders; Oral rehydration therapy; Severe acute malnutrition; Standardized protocol

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EDEMA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN;

BANGLADESH; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGY PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; POVERTY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 63149196154     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v27i1.3319     Document Type: Article

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