Effect of community based management in failure to thrive: Randomised controlled trial

British Medical Journal

Volumn 317, Issue 7158, 1998, Pages 571-574

  Wright, Charlotte M ^a   Callum, Jane ^a   Birks, Eileen ^c   Jarvis, Stephen ^a,b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Community Child Health ^*

^c TYNE AND WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPETITE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH VISITOR; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL RECORD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0032578329     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.317.7158.571     Document Type: Article

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