Acceptability of two ready-to-use therapeutic foods by HIV-positive patients in Vietnam

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 102-110

  Brown, Matthew ^a   Nga, Tran Thuy ^b   Hoang, Mai Anh ^c   Maalouf Manasseh, Zeina ^d   Hammond, Wendy ^d   Thuc, Thi My Luu ^e   Minh, Thi Hong Nguyen ^b   Hop, Thi Le ^b   Berger, Jacques ^a   Wieringa, Frank T ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^e NATIONAL HOSPITAL OF PEDIATRICS   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Acceptability; HIV; RUTF; Sam; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MALNUTRITION; WEIGHT;

VIET NAM;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VIET NAM; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ENERGY INTAKE; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; VIETNAM; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84938687294     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: 15648265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0379572115587498     Document Type: Article

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