How Can We Improve the Care of Severely Malnourished Children in Africa?
Open Access
- 30 January 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Medicine
- Vol. 4 (2), e45
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0040045
Abstract
Heikens discusses a new study published inPLoS Medicine that is helpful in reconsidering the applicability of the WHO treatment guidelines.Keywords
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