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. 2006 Dec;18(4):189-205.

Undernutrition

Ken Maleta  1
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Undernutrition

Ken Maleta. Malawi Med J. 2006 Dec.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Undernutrition - infection vicious cycle. Source: State of the Worlds Children 1998, UNICEF 1998
Figure 3
Figure 3
Consequences of undernutrition throughout the life cycle. (Reproduced with permission from ACC/SCN 2001)
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Source: Integrated Household Survey 1998, NSO, Malawi
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Disease specific comparisons as at 10 Aug 2005
Figure 2
Figure 2
Determinants of undernutrition. Source: State of the Worlds Children 1998, UNICEF 1998
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