Incidence and duration of severe wasting in two African populations

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1974-1982

  Garenne, Michel ^a   Willie, Douladel ^b   Maire, Bernard ^c   Fontaine, Olivier ^d   Eeckels, Roger ^e   Briend, André ^d   Van Den Broeck, Jan ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Bwamanda; Case fatality; Incidence; Malnutrition; Mid upper arm circumference; Mortality; Multi state life tables; Niakhar; Severe wasting; Sub saharan Africa; Under fives; Weight for height

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONGO; DIARRHEA; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALARIA; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; SENEGAL; WASTING SYNDROME;

ANEMIA; BODY HEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONGO; DIARRHEA; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALARIA; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; SENEGAL; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 75149113749     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980009004972     Document Type: Article

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