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Editorial
. 2016 Sep 27;8(10):603.
doi: 10.3390/nu8100603.

A Courageous Report on the Management of Malnutrition

Lucy B Bollinger  1 , Indi Trehan  2   3
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Editorial

A Courageous Report on the Management of Malnutrition

Lucy B Bollinger et al. Nutrients. .

Abstract

Globally, childhood undernutrition continues to be a major public health concern, with an estimated 165 million children classified as stunted and 51.5 million suffering from acute malnutrition.[...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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