Developing a context-relevant psychosocial stimulation intervention to promote cognitive development of children with severe acute malnutrition in Mwanza, Tanzania

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Developing a context-relevant psychosocial stimulation intervention to promote cognitive development of children with severe acute malnutrition in Mwanza, Tanzania. / Jensen, C L; Sanga, E; Kitt, H; PrayGod, G; Kunzi, H; Setebe, T; Filteau, S; Webster, J; Gladstone, M; Olsen, Mette Frahm.

medRxiv, 2023. p. 1-27.

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Jensen, CL, Sanga, E, Kitt, H, PrayGod, G, Kunzi, H, Setebe, T, Filteau, S, Webster, J, Gladstone, M & Olsen, MF 2023 'Developing a context-relevant psychosocial stimulation intervention to promote cognitive development of children with severe acute malnutrition in Mwanza, Tanzania' medRxiv, pp. 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.04.19.23288798

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Jensen, C. L., Sanga, E., Kitt, H., PrayGod, G., Kunzi, H., Setebe, T., Filteau, S., Webster, J., Gladstone, M., & Olsen, M. F. (2023). Developing a context-relevant psychosocial stimulation intervention to promote cognitive development of children with severe acute malnutrition in Mwanza, Tanzania. (pp. 1-27). medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.04.19.23288798

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Jensen CL, Sanga E, Kitt H, PrayGod G, Kunzi H, Setebe T et al. Developing a context-relevant psychosocial stimulation intervention to promote cognitive development of children with severe acute malnutrition in Mwanza, Tanzania. medRxiv. 2023 Apr 25, p. 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.04.19.23288798

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Jensen, C L ; Sanga, E ; Kitt, H ; PrayGod, G ; Kunzi, H ; Setebe, T ; Filteau, S ; Webster, J ; Gladstone, M ; Olsen, Mette Frahm. / Developing a context-relevant psychosocial stimulation intervention to promote cognitive development of children with severe acute malnutrition in Mwanza, Tanzania. medRxiv, 2023. pp. 1-27

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