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The meaning and measurement of acute malnutrition in emergencies: a primer for decision-makers - Network Paper Number 56

Helen Young, Susanne Jaspars, ODI

Published in : 2006

Available in : English

Keywords : malnutrition, nutrition, WHO

Technical paper aimed at non-technical humanitarian actors, especially decision-makers, understand, interpret and use nutritional data by looking at how it is collected, analysed and used. It also looks at how technical issues are linked to pragmatic institutional constraints.

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The meaning and measurement of acute malnutrition in emergencies: a primer for decision-makers - Network Paper Number 56 (PDF, 380.56Kb)

Originally posted at : www.odihpn.org/report.asp?id=2849

This resource is listed under:

Themes : Emergency, general, Household Food Security and community nutrition, general, Nutrition and health/disease, general, Nutrition assessments and M&E, general, Nutrition planning, policy and programme, general, Undernutrition, general, Anthropometry, Dietary diversity, Early warning, HTP module 03, HTP module 05, HTP module 06, HTP module 07, HTP module 10, Monitoring and evaluation, Monitoring and evaluation, Mortality, Mortality, MUAC, MUAC, Programmes, Sampling, Stunting, Wasting

Resource types : Reports, Scientific/background documents

Working groups : Nutrition in Emergencies