Community-based management of severe malnutrition: SAM and SUW in the tribal area of Melghat, Maharashtra, India

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 62-69

  Dani, Vibhawari ^a   Satav, Kavita ^b   Pendharkar, Jayashree ^c   Satav, Ashish ^d   Ughade, Suresh ^e   Adhav, Ambadas ^f   Thakare, Bharat ^g  

^a Head of Research Division and Paediatric Consultant   (India)

^b MAHAN trust and Kasturba Health Society   (India)

^c MAHAN trust   (India)

^d De addiction   (India)

^e GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^f Program Manager   (India)

^g MAHAN trust   (India)

Author keywords

BCC; LTF; MN; SAM; SUW

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANTI-INFECTIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CASE FATALITY RATE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT DURATION; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 85010722914     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22133984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cegh.2016.11.003     Document Type: Article

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