Comparison of ready-to-use therapeutic food with cereal legume-based Khichri among malnourished children

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 383-388

  Dube, Brinda ^a   Rongsen, Temsunaro ^a   Mazumder, Sarmila ^a   Taneja, Sunita ^a   Rafiqui, Farhana ^a   Bhandari, Nita ^a   Bhan, M K ^b  

^a Society for Essential Health Action and Training   (India)

^b DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Khichri; Malnourished; Ready to use therapeutic food (RUTF)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CAREGIVER; CEREAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; LEGUME; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; READY TO USE THERAPEUTIC FOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET THERAPY; FABACEAE; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CEREALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; FABACEAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 66249140950     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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