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Malnutrition in children under the age of 5 years in a primary health care setting

Indiran Govender, Selvandran Rangiah, Ramprakash Kaswa, Doudou K. Nzaumvila

South African Family Practice · 2021 · 96 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

In this study, we outlined the types of malnutrition amongst children, the causes of malnutrition intervention at the primary health care level and some recommendations to alleviate childhood malnutrition in South Africa.

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