title: How can we improve the care of severely malnourished children in Africa?
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi. theikens@medcol.mw
authors.forename: Geert Tom
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Heikens
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara / Q000453:epidemiology; D019090:Case Management; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007239:Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012306:Risk; D014218:Triage; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014944:World Health Organization / Q000458:organization & administration*