Comparative weight gain with ready-to-use therapeutic food in stunted HIV-infected and -uninfected children in a Nigerian Hospital

SAJCH South African Journal of Child Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 104-107

  Ige, Olusimbo Kehinde ^a   Oladokun, R E ^a   Kikelomo, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

HIV; Malnutrition; Nigeria; Nutritional rehabilitation; RUTF

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHRONIC MALNUTRITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NIGERIAN; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; READY TO USE THERAPEUTIC FOOD; REHABILITATION CARE; SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84924266452     PISSN: 19943032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAJCH.723     Document Type: Article

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