Acute malnutrition among children aged 6–59 months of the nomadic population in Hadaleala district, Afar region, northeast Ethiopia

Abstract Background Acute malnutrition to be a major health burden in the world, particularly in the developing world. Acute malnutrition is associated with more than one third of the global disease burden for children. Malnourished children are physically, emotionally and intellectually less produc...

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Main Authors: Zemichael Gizaw, Wondwoson Woldu, Bikes Destaw Bitew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13052-018-0457-1