Beyond food insecurity: How context can improve complementary feeding interventions

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 244-253

  Paul, Keriann H ^a   Muti, Monica ^b   Khalfan, Sabra S ^c   Humphrey, Jean H ^d,e   Caffarella, Rosemary ^a   Stoltzfus, Rebecca J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE   (Zimbabwe)

^c Public Health Laboratory Ivo de Carneri   (Tanzania)

^d ZVITAMBO   (Zimbabwe)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary feeding; Context; Food supplementation; Infant and young child feeding; LiNS

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; CHILD HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARITY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; INFANT FEEDING; MATERNAL HEALTH;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 80052718006     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651103200308     Document Type: Review

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