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severe acute malnutrition: a standalone construct

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very low weight for height, visible wasting or nutritional oedema in a child, now often treated at home with ready-to-use food.

In global health, severe acute malnutrition refers to very low weight for height, visible wasting or nutritional oedema in a child, now often treated at home with ready-to-use food. This meaning comes from Collins (2006) in The Lancet.[1]

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  1. Collins, S., Dent, N., Binns, P., Bahwere, P., Sadler, K., & Hallam, A. (2006). Management of severe acute malnutrition in children. The Lancet, 368(9551), 1992-2000. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(06)69443-9

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