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Weight-for-Height Z-score Gain during Inpatient Treatment and Subsequent Linear Growth during Outpatient Treatment of Young Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition: A Prospective Study from Uganda

BACKGROUND: Linear catch-up growth after treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is low, and little is known about the association between ponderal and subsequent linear growth. OBJECTIVE: The study assessed the association of weight-for-height z-score (WHZ) gain with subsequent linear growth d...

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Autores principales: Kamugisha, Jolly G K, Lanyero, Betty, Nabukeera-Barungi, Nicolette, Ritz, Christian, Mølgaard, Christian, Michaelsen, Kim F, Briend, André, Mupere, Ezekiel, Friis, Henrik, Grenov, Benedikte
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8546154/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34712895
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab118