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Experiences of community caregivers in the assessment of malnutrition using mid-upper arm circumference measurement in children under 5 years old
BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is a major public health challenge in developing countries. It has been identified as an important cause of child mortality and morbidity and leads to inadequate physical and cognitive development in children. The South African government implemented a strategy for malnutrit...
Autores principales: | Ndlovu, Gabisile P., Sokhela, Dudu G., Sibiya, Maureen N. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6131707/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30198286 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v10i1.1743 |
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