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Original Research

Treatment Outcomes and Predictors of Recovery from Severe Acute Malnutrition Among Children Aged 6–59 Months Attending an Outpatient Therapeutic Program in Wenago District, Southern Ethiopia

Yilkal Simachew1 School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Hawassa University, Hawassa, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Taddese Zerfu2 Department of Nutrition, College of Medicine and Health Science, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia
&
Wagaye Alemu3 Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia
Pages 189-200 | Published online: 24 Sep 2020

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