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Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
International Child Health
Volume 31, 2011 - Issue 2
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Original Article

Inpatient management of severe malnutrition: time for a change in protocol and practice

Pages 97-107 | Accepted 01 Feb 2011, Published online: 22 Nov 2013

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Indi Trehan & Mark J Manary. (2015) Management of severe acute malnutrition in low-income and middle-income countries. Archives of Disease in Childhood 100:3, pages 283-287.
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