Letter to the Editor regarding the double burden of malnutrition in Paraguay: an urgent call for comprehensive, evidence-based policies

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https://doi.org/10.30545/scientiamericana.2025.set-dic.7

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malnutrition , burden, Paraguay

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Letter to the Editor 

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2025-12-13

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Vol. 12 No. 3 (2025): September-December

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Letter to the Editor

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Letter to the Editor regarding the double burden of malnutrition in Paraguay: an urgent call for comprehensive, evidence-based policies. ScientiAmericana [Internet]. 2025 Dec. 13 [cited 2026 Oct. 14];12(3):139-40. Available from: http://revistacientifica.sudamericana.edu.py/index.php/scientiamericana/article/view/303

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