Interpretation of World Health Organization growth charts for assessing infant malnutrition: A randomised controlled trial

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 32-39

  Ahmad, Umar N ^a   Yiwombe, Mwawi ^c   Chisepo, Patrick ^c   Cole, Tim J ^b   Heikens, Geert T ^d   Kerac, Marko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

Author keywords

breastfeeding; growth chart; international child health; nutrition infant; randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEEDING; GROWTH CURVE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALNUTRITION; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; WORKER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BREASTFEEDING; GROWTH CHART; INTERNATIONAL CHILD HEALTH; NUTRITION INFANT; RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; GROWTH CHARTS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALAWI; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84891846597     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12405     Document Type: Article

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