Prevention and Management of Wasting and Nutritional Edema (Acute Malnutrition) in Infants and Children Under 5 Years
"last update: 28 April 2024"
- Abbreviations
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AGREE
II
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Appraisal
of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation Instrument
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CPG
|
Clinical
Practice Guideline
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DHS
|
Demographic
and Health Survey
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EBF
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Exclusive
Breast Feeding
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EDHS
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Egyptian
Demographic and Health Survey
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EPG
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Egyptian
Pediatrics Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee
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EPG
CPG
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EPG
Clinical Practice Guideline
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GDG
|
Guideline
Development Group
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GPS
|
Good
Practice Statement
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GRADE
|
Grading
of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation
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IBF
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Initiating
Breast Feeding
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MUAC
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mid-upper arm circumference
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ORS
|
oral rehydration solution
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PICO
|
population, intervention, comparison, outcomes
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ReSoMal
|
Rehydration
Solution for Malnourished children
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RIGHT
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A
Reporting Tool for Practice Guidelines in Health Care
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RUSF
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ready-to-use
supplementary food
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RUTF
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ready-to-use therapeutic food
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SAM
|
severe acute malnutrition
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SD
|
standard deviations
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SFF
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specially formulated food
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WAZ
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weight-for-age z-score
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WGAG
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Wasting
Guideline Adaptation Group
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WHO
|
World
Health Organization
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WHZ
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weight-for-height z-score
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WLZ
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weight-for-length z-score
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