A Pilot Study Assessing the Impact of a Fortified Supplementary Food on the Health and Well-Being of Crèche Children and Adult TB Patients in South Africa

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Rudolph, Michael ^a   Kroll, Florian ^a   Beery, Moira ^a   Marinda, Edmore ^b   Sobiecki, Jean Francois ^c   Douglas, Geoffrey ^d   Orr, Gary ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^d Health Empowerment Through Nutrition   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; CEREAL; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOOD INSECURITY; FORTIFIED SUPPLEMENTARY FOOD; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMPEDANCE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS; WEIGHT GAIN; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COINFECTION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HAND STRENGTH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PILOT PROJECTS; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873860387     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055544     Document Type: Article

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