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Social, dietary and clinical correlates of oedema in children with severe acute malnutrition: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Severe acute malnutrition is a serious public health problem, and a challenge to clinicians. Why some children with malnutrition develop oedema (kwashiorkor) is not well understood. The objective of this study was to investigate socio-demographic, dietary and clinical correlates of oedem...

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Autores principales: Rytter, Maren Johanne Heilskov, Namusoke, Hanifa, Babirekere-Iriso, Esther, Kæstel, Pernille, Girma, Tsinuel, Christensen, Vibeke Brix, Michaelsen, Kim F, Friis, Henrik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4383214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25885808
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-015-0341-8