A large-scale distribution of milk-based fortified spreads: Evidence for a new approach in regions with high burden of acute malnutrition

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Defourny, Isabelle ^a   Minetti, Andrea ^a   Harczi, Géza ^a   Doyon, Stéphanie ^a   Sheperd, Susan ^a   Tectonidis, Milton ^a   Bradol, Jean Hervé ^a   Golden, Michael ^b  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; MILK; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREND STUDY; WASTING SYNDROME; ANIMAL; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET THERAPY; HUNGER; NEWBORN; NIGER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; HUNGER; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALNUTRITION; MILK; NIGER; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 65549158734     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005455     Document Type: Article

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