A large-scale operational study of home-based therapy with ready-to-use therapeutic food in childhood malnutrition in Malawi

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 206-215

  Linneman, Zachary ^a   Matilsky, Danielle ^a   Ndekha, MacDonald ^b   Manary, Micah J ^a   Maleta, Ken ^b   Manary, Mark J ^a,b,c  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Malawi; Malnutrition; Ready to use therapeutic food; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READY TO USE THERAPEUTIC FOOD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; WEIGHT GAIN;

CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; KWASHIORKOR; MALAWI; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL HEALTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 34249889931     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2007.00095.x     Document Type: Article

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