WHO Growth Standards and the identification of severe acute malnutrition in infants and children; A Joint Statement by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund
Author: WHO/UNICEF
Year: 2009
Resource type: Official
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WHO/UNICEF (2009). WHO Growth Standards and the identification of severe acute malnutrition in infants and children; A Joint Statement by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund. www.ennonline.net/whogrowthstandardssam
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