Identifying determinants of effective complementary feeding behaviour change interventions in developing countries

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 575-592

  Fabrizio, Cecilia S ^a   van Liere, Marti ^b   Pelto, Gretel ^c  

^a Global Health Associates   (Hong Kong)

^b GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour change interventions; Complementary feeding; Infant and young child nutrition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOUR CHANGE INTERVENTION; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; INTERVENTION STUDY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; PROGRAM EFFICACY; PROGRAM IMPACT; PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOCIAL CHANGE; STUNTING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84907952358     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12119     Document Type: Article

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