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GROWTH FAILURE [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hygiene and Health
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

Low height for age, reflecting a past episode or episodes of sustained undernutrition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hygiène et santé
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Taille insuffisante par rapport à l'âge, phénomène s'expliquant par un épisode prolongé ou plusieurs épisodes de sous-alimentation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Higiene y Salud
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
DEF

Estatura baja para la edad, que refleja un episodio o episodios pasados prolongados de ingesta insuficiente de alimentos.

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