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Mortality risk in infants receiving therapeutic care for malnutrition: A secondary analysis.

2023-08-24 nutrition Title + abstract only
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BackgroundSmall and nutritionally at-risk infants aged <6 months are at high risk of death, but important evidence gaps exist on how to best identify them. We aimed to determine associations between anthropometric deficits and mortality among infants <6m admitted to inpatient therapeutic care. MethodsA secondary analysis of 2002-2008 data included 5,034 infants aged <6m from 12 countries. The prevalence, concurrence, and severity of wasted, stunted, underweight, and the Composite Index of Anthr...

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