Simplifying and optimising management of acute malnutrition in children aged 6 to 59 months: study protocol for a community-based individually randomised controlled trial in Kasaï, Democratic Republic of Congo

Autor: Susan Shepherd, Cécile Cazes, Kevin Phelan, Victoire Hubert, Rodrigue Alitanou, Harouna Boubacar, Liévin Izie Bozama, Gilbert Tshibangu Sakubu, Aurélie Beuscart, Cyrille Yao, Delphine Gabillard, Moumouni Kinda, Augustin Augier, Xavier Anglaret, Renaud Becquet
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: BMJ Open, Vol 10, Iss 12 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2020-0412
2044-6055
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041213
Popis: Introduction Acute malnutrition (AM) is a continuum condition, arbitrarily divided into moderate and severe AM (SAM) categories, funded and managed in separate programmes under different protocols. Optimising acute MAlnutrition (OptiMA) treatment aims to simplify and optimise AM management by treating children with mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC)
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