Comparison of the new World Health Organization growth standards and the National Center for Health statistics growth reference regarding mortality of malnourished children treated in a 2006 nutrition program in Niger

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 126-130

  Dale, Nancy M ^a   Grais, Rebecca F ^b   Minetti, Andrea ^c   Miettola, Juhani ^a   Barengo, Noel C ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b EPICENTRE   (France)

^c MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATISTICS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; NIGER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT; NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (U.S.); NIGER; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; WASTING SYNDROME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 59949086829     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2008.540     Document Type: Article

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