Using of WHO guidelines for the management of severe malnutrition to cases of marasmus and kwashiorkor in a Colombia children's hospital Aplicación del protocolo de la OMS de malnutrición marasmo-kwashiorkor en un hospital de Colombia

Background: In 2007, the Hospital Infantil Los Ángeles (HILA) in Colombia implemented a slightly-modified version of the WHO guidelines for the diagnosis and management of malnutrition during childhood. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of the WHO-HILA protocol in children hospitalized with severe...

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Main Authors: D. Ramírez Prada, G Delgado, C. A. Hidalgo Patino, J. Pérez-Navero, M. Gil Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arán Ediciones, S. L. 2011-10-01
Series:Nutrición Hospitalaria
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0212-16112011000500009