Ready-to-use therapeutic food for the prevention of wasting in children

JAMA

Volumn 301, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 327-328

  Neufeld, Lynnette M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD NUTRITION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH STATISTICS; HUMAN; NIGER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READY TO USE THERAPEUTIC FOOD; THERAPY EFFECT; WASTING SYNDROME; BABY FOOD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ELEMENTAL DIET; INFANT; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD, FORMULATED; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 58749095860     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2008.1023     Document Type: Editorial

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