Severe acute malnutrition during emergencies: Burden, management, and gaps

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue , 2014, Pages S47-S51

  Bahwere, Paluku ^a  

^a VALID INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burden of severe acute malnutrition; Disasters; Humanitarian emergencies; Nutrition information systems

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; DISASTER; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HUMANITARIAN AID; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MALNUTRITION; NATIONAL STRATEGY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; AFRICA; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY; FOOD ASSISTANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; STATISTICS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AFRICA; ALTRUISM; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; EMERGENCIES; FOOD ASSISTANCE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MALNUTRITION;

EID: 84905903393     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: 15648265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265140352S107     Document Type: Review

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