The Lancet, Volume 374, Issue 9684
, Pages 100 - 102, 11 July 2009
doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61266-6Cite or Link Using DOI
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New WHO growth standards: roll-out needs more resources
On May 22, WHO and UNICEF issued a statement endorsing new case definitions of severe acute malnutrition based on the 2006 WHO growth standards. 1
Before the global food crisis, a 2006 review estimated that 13 million children had such malnutrition. 2
By January, 2009, aid agencies reported about 19 million affected. 3
Calls were made for the disease-burden demand to be met with increased supply of treatment services. 3
Increases in the prevalence of severe acute malnutrition associated with adoption of ...
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a UCL Centre for International Health & Development, London WC1N 1EH, UK b Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative, Boston, NY, USA c Valid International, Oxford, UK
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