Effectiveness of ready-to-use therapeutic food compared to a corn/soy-blend-based pre-mix for the treatment of childhood moderate acute malnutrition in Niger

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 407-413

  Nackers, Fabienne ^a   Broillet, France ^b   Oumarou, Diakité ^a,b   Djibo, Ali ^c   Gaboulaud, Valérie ^d   Guerin, Philippe J ^a   Rusch, Barbara ^b   Grais, Rebecca F ^a   Captier, Valérie ^b  

^a EPICENTRE   (France)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^c Ministry of Health   (Niger)

^d AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Child nutrition disorder; Fortified blended flour; Niger; Randomized controlled trial; Ready to use therapeutic food; Wasting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CORN; DIET; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; MALNUTRITION; NIGER; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; READY TO USE THERAPEUTIC FOOD; WEIGHT GAIN;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NIGER; SOYBEAN PROTEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78649551717     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmq019     Document Type: Article

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