Comparison of the efficacy of a solid ready-to-use food and a liquid, milk-based diet for the rehabilitation of severely malnourished children: A randomized trial

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 302-307

  Diop, El Hadji Issakha ^a   Dossou, Nicole Idohou ^a   Ndour, Marie Madeleine ^a   Briend, André ^b   Wade, Salimata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Catch up growth; Child malnutrition; Energy density; Nutritional rehabilitation; Ready to use food; S n gal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRIENT LOADING; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT GAIN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; DIET; DIET THERAPY; ELEMENTAL DIET; GROWTH; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; SENEGAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FOOD, FORMULATED; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; SENEGAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041567051     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/78.2.302     Document Type: Article

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