International Journal of
Nutrition and Metabolism

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Nutr. Metab.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2332
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJNAM
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 128

Full Length Research Paper

Treatment outcome of severe acute malnutrition and determinants of survival in Northern Ethiopia: A prospective cohort study

Desalegn Massa
  • Desalegn Massa
  • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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Kifle Woldemichael
  • Kifle Woldemichael
  • Department of Statistics, Alberta University, Canada.
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Birtukan Tsehayneh
  • Birtukan Tsehayneh
  • Department of Population and Family Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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Amanuel Tesfay
  • Amanuel Tesfay
  • CIH LMU Center for International Health, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany.
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  •  Received: 23 October 2015
  •  Accepted: 04 April 2016
  •  Published: 30 April 2016

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