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Protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM) is a disease complex occurring primarily among the poor in preindustrial societies where the social system, consciously or unconsciously, creates malnourished children, generation after generation, through a series of social misfortunes, among which are limited access to goods and services, limited social mobility, and restricted opportunities for social stimuli at crucial points in life (1).
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Cravioto, J., DeLicardie, E.R. (1976). Microenvironmental Factors in Severe Protein-Calorie Malnutrition. In: Scrimshaw, N.S., Béhar, M. (eds) Nutrition and Agricultural Development. Basic Life Sciences, vol 7. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2883-4_3
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