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Prevalence of malnutrition in Saudi children: a community-based study.

Mohammad I MI El Mouzan, Peter J PJ Foster, Abdullah S AS Al Herbish, Abdullah A AA Al Salloum, Ahmad A AA Al Omar, and Mansour M MM Qurachi

Ann Saudi Med 30(5):381-5 (2010) PMID 20697172

There is no published information on the prevalence of malnutrition in Saudi Arabia. The objective of this study was to establish the prevalence data.

DOI: 10.4103/0256-4947.67076
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