This paper aims to help decision-makers obtain and apply nutritional information and analysis. In non-technical language, it describes some of the basic concepts used in nutrition, sets out the purposes to which nutrition information is typically put, and explains how nutrition surveys are constructed and interpreted.
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Theme area
Poverty and health, Equitable health services
Title of publication The meaning and measurement of acute malnutrition in emergencies: A primer for decision-makers
Date of publication
2006 November
Publication type
Electronic Source
Publication details
Publication status
Published
Language
English
Keywords
nutrition, nutrition surveys, decision making
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Publisher
Humanitarian Practice Network