Acceptability and effectiveness of chickpea sesame-based ready-to-use therapeutic food in malnourished HIV-positive adults

Patient Preference and Adherence

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 67-75

  Bahwere, Paluku ^a   Sadler, Kate ^a   Collins, Steve ^a  

^a VALID INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult; Community based intervention; HIV; Malawi; Ready to use therapeutic food; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650978878     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1177889X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S4636     Document Type: Article

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