Critical appraisal of the management of severe malnutrition: 4. Implications for Aboriginal child health in northern Australia.

The main implications of this review for the treatment of malnourished Australian Aboriginal children in northern Australia are that the emphasis needs to change from hospital case management with enteral tube-feeding to improved community management with a focus on environmental health (e.g. housing, hygiene and overcrowding) and child care issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]