Acceptability of lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) among Ghanaian infants and pregnant or lactating women

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 344-356

  Adu Afarwuah, Seth ^a   Lartey, Anna ^a   Zeilani, Mamane ^b   Dewey, Kathryn G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b Nutriset SAS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Fermented maize porridge; Home fortification; Lipid based nutrient supplements; Multiple micronutrient supplement; Test feeding

Indexed keywords

LIPID; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAT CONTENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; GHANA; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTATION; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEST MEAL;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LACTATION; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80052618606     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2010.00286.x     Document Type: Article

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