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Stool frequency recording in severe acute malnutrition (‘StoolSAM’); an agreement study comparing maternal recall versus direct observation using diapers

BACKGROUND: Approximately 50% of the deaths of children under the age of 5 can be attributed to undernutrition, which also encompasses severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Diarrhoea is strongly associated with these deaths and is commonly diagnosed solely based on stool frequency and consistency obtaine...

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Autores principales: Voskuijl, Wieger, Potani, Isabel, Bandsma, Robert, Baan, Anne, White, Sarah, Bourdon, Celine, Kerac, Marko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5461774/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28592288
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-017-0874-0