Preventing Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) through nutrition-specific interventions
Author: Michelle Jimenez and Maryanne Stone-Jimenez
Year: 2014
Resource type: Report
CMAM Forum Technical Brief September 2014
This Technical Brief reviews current practice and evidence on nutrition-specific preventive approaches to MAM, providing practical guidance for implementers and programme managers, and highlighting gaps in evidence and guidance.
Available in English and French.
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Nutrition-specific-MAM-prevention-CMAM-Forum-Technical-Brief-Sept-2014-.pdf (PDF, 767kb)
French-nutrition-specific-cmam-forum.pdf (PDF, 3.1mb)
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Michelle Jimenez and Maryanne Stone-Jimenez (2014). Preventing Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) through nutrition-specific interventions. www.ennonline.net/preventingmamthroughnutritionspecificinterventions
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