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Nutritional status among orphans and vulnerable children aged 6 to 59 months in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Childhood undernutrition is a global problem contributing to more than a third of under-five mortality. Orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) fare worse than children living with their parents. However, the nutritional and healthcare needs of OVC are under-recognized in Ethiopia. METHODS...

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Autores principales: Berr, Nina, Nigatu, Yemisrach, Dereje, Nebiyu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8073948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33896424
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40795-021-00431-5