Local production and provision of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) spread for the treatment of severe childhood malnutrition

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL.3, 2006, Pages

  Manary, Mark J ^a  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Food production; Malnutrition; Ready touse therapeutic foods; Severe childhood malnutrition; Therapeutic foods

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITION THERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249876097     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265060273s305     Document Type: Article

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