A prospective assessment of food and nutrient intake in a population of Malawian children at risk for kwashiorkor

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 487-493

  Lin, Carol A ^a   Boslaugh, Sarah ^a   Ciliberto, Heather M ^a   Maleta, Kenneth ^b   Ashorn, Per ^c   Briend, André ^d   Manary, Mark J ^a,b,e,f  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^e CHILDREN S NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^f ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Food frequency; Kwashiorkor

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; IRON; NICOTINIC ACID; PROTEIN; RETINOL; THIAMINE; ZINC;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITION; CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IRON INTAKE; KWASHIORKOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; VITAMIN INTAKE;

CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DIET RECORDS; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; INFANT; KWASHIORKOR; MALAWI; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 34147100184     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31802c6e57     Document Type: Article

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