Chronic disease outcomes after severe acute malnutrition in Malawian children (ChroSAM): a cohort study

• Main Authors: Dr. Natasha Lelijveld, PhD (Author), Andrew Seal, PhD (Author), Prof. Jonathan C Wells, PhD (Author), Jane Kirkby, PhD (Author), Charles Opondo, PhD (Author), Emmanuel Chimwezi, Dip (Author), James Bunn, MRCP (Author), Robert Bandsma, PhD (Author), Prof. Robert S Heyderman, PhD (Author), Prof. Moffat J Nyirenda, PhD (Author), Marko Kerac, MRCPCH (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Tackling severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a global health priority. Heightened risk of non-communicable diseases (NCD) in children exposed to SAM at around 2 years of age is plausible in view of previously described consequences of other early nutritional insults. By applying developme...