Community-based management of severe and moderate acute malnutrition during emergencies in Sri Lanka: Challenges of implementation

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 251-260

  Jayatissa, Renuka ^a   Bekele, Aberra ^b   Kethiswaran, A ^a   De Silva, A H ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Integration; MAM; SAM; Supplementary food; Therapeutic food

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GUIDELINE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; IRON; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION; VITAMIN;

NORTHERN PROVINCE [SRI LANKA]; SRI LANKA;

EID: 84873647644     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651203300405     Document Type: Article

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