Severe acute malnutrition in children admitted in an Intensive Therapeutic and Feeding Centre of South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Why do our patients die?

Severe acute malnutrition in children admitted in an Intensive Therapeutic and Feeding Centre of South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Why do our patients die?

<h4>Background</h4>Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) remains a serious public health concern in low- and middle-income countries. Little is known about treatment outcomes of child inpatients in Intensive Therapeutic and Feeding Units. This study aimed to assess treatment outcomes of SAM an...

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Main Authors: Richard Mbusa Kambale, Gaylord Amani Ngaboyeka, Joseph Ntagerwa Ntagazibwa, Marie-Hélène Igega Bisimwa, Lisa Yvette Kasole, Viateur Habiyambere, Victor Buunda Kubuya, Joseph Kasongowa Kasongo, Emmanuel André, Dimitri Van der Linden
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0236022&type=printable
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