Association between diagnostic criteria for severe acute malnutrition and hospital mortality in children aged 6-59 months in th eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: the Lwiro cohort study
Battisti, Oreste ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Pédiatrie
Michèle Dramaix
Philippe Donnen
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English
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Association between diagnostic criteria for severe acute malnutrition and hospital mortality in children aged 6-59 months in th eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: the Lwiro cohort study
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