Children successfully treated for moderate acute malnutrition remain at risk for malnutrition and death in the subsequent year after recovery

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 215-220

  Chang, Cindy Y ^a   Trehan, Indi ^a,b   Wang, Richard J ^a   Thakwalakwa, Chrissie ^b   Maleta, Ken ^b   Deitchler, Megan ^c   Manary, Mark J ^a,b,d  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAIZE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MILK; MODERATE ACUTE MALNUTRITION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALAWI; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PLANT OILS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SEEDS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOY FOODS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84873053824     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.112.168047     Document Type: Article

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