Serious childhood problems in countries with limited resources.Background book on Management of the child with a serious infection or severe malnutrition

This book is aimed at medical, nursing and other health-care students, and presents a summary of the technical background and the evidence-base underlying the clinical guidelines presented in the companion manual Management of the child with a serious infection or severe malnutrition: guidelines for care at the first-referral level in developing countries  (WHO/FCH/CAH/00.1, ISBN 92 4 154531 3), which should be consulted for treatment recommendations.