Setting the scene: An overview of issues related to policies and programs for moderate and severe acute malnutrition

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue , 2015, Pages S9-S14

  Kennedy, Eileen ^a   Branca, Francesco ^b   Webb, Patrick ^a   Bhutta, Zulfigar ^c   Brown, Rebecca ^d  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d CMAM Forum   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence; Interventions; Malnutrition; Wasting

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE TREATMENT; GROWTH; HEALTH POLICY; MALNUTRITION; MOMENTUM; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLICY MAKING; CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH IMPACT; RESEARCH PROGRAM;

AUSTRIA; VIENNA;

TRACE ELEMENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; DEFICIENCY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; WASTING SYNDROME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 84930351489     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: 15648265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265150361S102     Document Type: Article

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