Management of children with severe acute malnutrition: A national priority

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 651-653

  Kapil, Umesh ^a   Sachdev, H P S ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b SITARAM BHARTIA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMMUNITY CARE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIARRHEA; DIET THERAPY; DISABILITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALNUTRITION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; STUNTING; WASTING SYNDROME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALNUTRITION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 78650987793     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-010-0099-x     Document Type: Review

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