Effect of a low-cost food on the recovery and death rate of malnourished children

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 512-517

  Greco, Luigi ^a,b,d   Balungi, Jacquie ^b   Amono, Kevin ^b   Iriso, Robert ^c   Corrado, Bruno ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b St Mary's Hospital Lacor Uganda   (Uganda)

^c GULU UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d Department of Pediatrics ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Malnutrition; Nutritional porridge; Nutritional rehabilitation; Supplemental feeding

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHILD NUTRITION; CONVALESCENCE; COST CONTROL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDEMA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; MILK; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UGANDA; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; CEREALS; CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; MILK; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA; WEIGHT GAIN;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33749998425     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000239740.17606.49     Document Type: Article

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