Dry supplementary feeding programmes: An effective short-term strategy in food crisis situations

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 875-879

  Vautier, F ^a   Hildebrand, K ^b   Dedeurwaeder, M ^a   Baquet, S ^a   Van Herp, M ^a  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Burundi; Dry supplementary feeding; Emergency nutrition; Goma; Liberia; Outcome indicators

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLY; MALNUTRITION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ARTICLE; BURUNDI; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LIBERIA; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

BURUNDI; CHILD; CONGO; DISASTERS; FOOD SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIBERIA; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REFUGEES;

BURUNDI; CONGO; LIBERIA;

EID: 0033427935     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1999.00495.x     Document Type: Article

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