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African health sciences · Dec 2003
ReviewNutritional update: relevance to maternal and child health in East Africa.
- Maureen B Duggan.
- Centre for Human Nutrition, University of Sheffild, Northern General Hospital, Herries Rd S5 7AU. mbduggan@lineone.net
- Afr Health Sci. 2003 Dec 1; 3 (3): 136143136-43.
AbstractIn this review of recent advances in nutrition, we shall follow the 'life cycle' with special attention to maternal and foetal nutrition, linear growth, and nutritional assessment. We also consider nutrition, infection and micronutrients, and recent concepts of the pathophysiology and management of protein energy malnutrition PEM.
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