Home-based therapy for oedematous malnutrition with ready-to-use therapeutic food

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1012-1015

  Ciliberto, Michael ^a   Manary, Mark ^a,b,e   Ndekha, MacDonald ^b   Briend, Andre ^c   Ashorn, Per ^d  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Home based therapy; Malawi; Malnutrition; Oedematous malnutrition; RUTF

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDEMA; EDEMATOUS MALNUTRITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH FOOD; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READY TO USE THERAPEUTIC FOOD;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD, FORMULATED; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33746848050     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250600606803     Document Type: Article

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