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12-07-2023 | Anemia | Editorial

Anemia in Severe Acute Malnutrition: Ten Steps of Management Need to be Fine-Tuned

Authors: Jagdish Chandra, Praveen Kumar

Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 11/2023

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Malnutrition remains an important public health problem due to its associated high morbidity, mortality and serious long-term consequences [1]. Children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) i.e., children with weight for length/ height less than -3SD and/ or mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) less than 115 mm in children 6–59 mo and/ or bilateral pitting pedal edema of nutritional origin are at maximum risk of adverse health outcomes and death [2]. …

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Title: Anemia in Severe Acute Malnutrition: Ten Steps of Management Need to be Fine-Tuned
Authors: Jagdish Chandra
Praveen Kumar
Publication date: 12-07-2023
Publisher: Springer India
Keywords: Anemia
Malnutrition
Anemia in Children
Diarrhea
Diarrhea
Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 11/2023
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-023-04742-2

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