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A cross-sectional study to assess acute malnutrition among under-5 children in the field practise area of a teaching hospital in Chennai

CONTEXT: Malnutrition is one of the leading problem mainly in childhood, affecting growth and development especially under 5 years of age. According to NFHS-4, under-5 children about 27% are stunted, 20% are wasted and 24% are underweight. Determining acute malnutrition (wasting) and its factors is...

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Autores principales: Naresh, Sulekha, Maiya, G. Rakesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8132749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34017729
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1656_20

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