Developing regional weight-for-age growth references for malaria-endemic countries to optimize age-based dosing of antimalarials
Objective: To derive regional weight-for-age growth references to help optimize age-based dosing of antimalarials in Africa, the Americas, South-East Asia and the Western Pacific. Methods: A weight-for-age database was constructed from pre-existing population-based anthropometric data obtained...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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World Health Organization
2014
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| Online Access: | https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/4813/1/Rigby2.pdf |