Kwashiorkor and severe acute malnutrition in childhood

I am a nutritionist involved daily in the identification and treatment of malnourished children. I read with interest the Lancet Series on maternal and child undernutrition, especially the paper on interventions (Feb 2, p 417). It is curious to me that the major problem that I deal with everyday was...

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Published inThe Lancet (North American edition) Vol. 371; no. 9626; p. 1748
Main Authors Ndekha, MJ, von Schoen-Angerer, T, Shepherd, S, Lokuge, K, Mills, C, Fournier, C, Bhutta, Z A, Black, R E, Cousens, S, Ahmed, T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.05.2008
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Summary:I am a nutritionist involved daily in the identification and treatment of malnourished children. I read with interest the Lancet Series on maternal and child undernutrition, especially the paper on interventions (Feb 2, p 417). It is curious to me that the major problem that I deal with everyday was not mentioned at all: kwashiorkor.
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ISSN:0099-5355