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. 2020 Aug 22;396(10250):517-518.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31648-2. Epub 2020 Jul 27.

Child malnutrition and COVID-19: the time to act is now

Henrietta H Fore  1 , Qu Dongyu  2 , David M Beasley  3 , Tedros A Ghebreyesus  4
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Child malnutrition and COVID-19: the time to act is now

Henrietta H Fore et al. Lancet. .
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  • Impacts of COVID-19 on childhood malnutrition and nutrition-related mortality.
    Headey D, Heidkamp R, Osendarp S, Ruel M, Scott N, Black R, Shekar M, Bouis H, Flory A, Haddad L, Walker N; Standing Together for Nutrition consortium. Headey D, et al. Lancet. 2020 Aug 22;396(10250):519-521. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31647-0. Epub 2020 Jul 27. Lancet. 2020. PMID: 32730743 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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