Severe acute malnutrition in a population of hospitalized under-five Nigerian children

Aims and Objectives: This study was to determine the prevalence and socio- clinical factors associated with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) among hospitalized under-five children. Patients and Method: A cross-sectional survey of children aged less than 59 months was carried out at the Children′s War...

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Main Authors: T A Ogunlesi, V A Ayeni, B M Fetuga, A F Adekanmbi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.npmj.org/article.asp?issn=1117-1936;year=2015;volume=22;issue=1;spage=15;epage=20;aulast=Ogunlesi