Intake of lipid-based nutrient supplements during illness and convalescence among moderately-underweight Malawian children

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 468-470

  Flax, Valerie L ^a   Maleta, Kenneth ^b   Ashorn, Ulla ^a   Manary, Mark J ^c   Briend, André ^d   Ashorn, Per ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^e TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

BODY WEIGHT; CONVALESCENCE; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EATING; FEVER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; LETTER; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

CONVALESCENCE; COUGH; DIARRHEA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EATING; FEVER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; LIPIDS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALAWI; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; THINNESS;

EID: 59449107511     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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