Postintervention growth of Malawian children who received 12-mo dietary complementation with a lipid-based nutrient supplement or maize-soy flour

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 382-390

  Phuka, John C ^a,b   Maleta, Kenneth ^a   Thakwalakwa, Chrissie ^a   Yin, Bun Cheung ^b,c   Briend, André ^d,e   Manary, Mark J ^f   Ashorn, Per ^b,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^c Clinical Trials and Epidemiology Research Unit   (Singapore)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAIZE; MALAWI; MALE; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SOYBEAN;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALAWI; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; RURAL POPULATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 58149385453     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2008.26483     Document Type: Article

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