Incidence and predictors of severe acute malnutrition mortality in children aged 6-59 months admitte...
Incidence and predictors of severe acute malnutrition mortality in children aged 6-59 months admitted at Pawe general hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
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United States: Public Library of Science
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English
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Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is defined as a weight-for-height < -3z scores of the median WHO growth standards, or visible severe wasting or the presence of nutritional edema. SAM related mortality rates in under-five children are well documented in Ethiopia but data on their predictors are limited. We aimed to document factors associated with S...
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Incidence and predictors of severe acute malnutrition mortality in children aged 6-59 months admitted at Pawe general hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2633248322
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2633248322
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0263236
