Locally-prepared ready-to-use therapeutic food for children with severe acute malnutrition: A controlled trial

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 295-299

  Thakur, Govind Singh ^a   Singh, H P ^a   Patel, Chhavi ^a  

^a Gandhi Memorial Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

India; Malnutrition; Management; Ready to use therapeutic food

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOOD; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; LOCALLY PREPARED READY TO USE THERAPEUTIC FOOD; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MILK; PEDIATRIC WARD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REHABILITATION CARE; WEIGHT GAIN;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FAST FOODS; FOOD, FORMULATED; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALNUTRITION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84876521996     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-013-0097-x     Document Type: Article

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