Comment on: Combined protocol for severe and moderate acute malnutrition in emergencies: Stakeholder perspectives in four countries
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Severe and Moderate Acute Malnutrition Can Be Successfully Managed with an Integrated Protocol in Sierra Leone.
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عنوان ژورنال: Maternal & Child Nutrition
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1740-8695,1740-8709
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13021