Follow-up of post-discharge growth and mortality after treatment for severe acute malnutrition (FuSAM study): a prospective cohort study.

Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) plays a vital role in achieving global child survival targets. Effective treatment programmes are available but little is known about longer term outcomes following programme discharge.From July 2006 to March 2007, 1024 children (median age 21.5 months,...

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Main Authors: Marko Kerac, James Bunn, George Chagaluka, Paluku Bahwere, Andrew Tomkins, Steve Collins, Andrew Seal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4043484?pdf=render