International Health
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 10-16 , September 2009

Improving survival of children with severe acute malnutrition in HIV-prevalent settings

  • Pamela Fergusson

      Affiliations

    • Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Andrew Tomkins

      Affiliations

    • Centre for International Health and Development, Institute of Child Health, UCL, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
    • ,
  • Marko Kerac

      Affiliations

    • Centre for International Health and Development, Institute of Child Health, UCL, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK

Received 30 January 2009 ,Revised 11 March 2009 ,Accepted 17 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.inhe.2009.03.001

International Health
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