Reversing growth deficiency in children: The effect of a community-based intervention

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 305-312

  Reifsnider, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PARENTS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0032195672     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5245(98)90142-0     Document Type: Article

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