Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in infants and children in South Africa: Implications for food-based dietary guidelines

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 322-333

  Hendricks, Michael K ^a   Eley, Brian ^a   Bourne, Lesley T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Children; Food based dietary guidelines; HIV; Infants; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; IRON; MULTIVITAMIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; SELENIUM; ZINC;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; BABY FOOD; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COPPER DEFICIENCY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; FOOD HANDLING; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYGIENE; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; INFANT NUTRITION; INFECTION CONTROL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALNUTRITION; MONOTHERAPY; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRIDOXINE DEFICIENCY; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; SELENIUM DEFICIENCY; SOUTH AFRICA; UNDERWEIGHT; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 34548497878     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2007.00116.x     Document Type: Review

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