Treatment outcome and associated factors for severely malnourished children (1–5 years) admitted to Lacor Hospital and Gulu Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda
Globally, severe acute malnutrition (SAM) accounts for >1/3–0⋅5 of deaths in children <5 years, and approximately 54 % deaths in developing countries. The minimum international standard set for the management of SAM is a cure rate of at least 75 % and death rate <10 %. The present study was...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Nutritional Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2048679021000112/type/journal_article |