Putting the management of severe malnutrition back on the international health agenda

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL.3, 2006, Pages

  Briend, André ^a   Prudhon, Claudine ^b   Prinzo, Zita Weise ^a   Daelmans, Bernadette M E G ^a   Mason, John B ^c  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition   (Switzerland)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child nutrition disorders; Community; Severe malnutrition; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; HUMAN; INFANT; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; NUTRITION THERAPY;

EID: 34547561175     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265060273s301     Document Type: Review

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