Nutritional rehabilitation of severely malnourished children by high density diet in comparison to ready to use therapeutic food

Pakistan Paediatric Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 235-243

  Kaleem, Rameeza ^a   Aziz, Nosheen ^a   Zaman, Shakeela ^b   Salimi, Munir Akhter ^c  

^a MAYO HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b Departments of Physiology   (Pakistan)

^c Ganga Ram Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Anthropometric measurements; CMAM; MUAC; Plumpy nut; Ready to use therapeutic food; Severe acute malnutrition

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD; HIGH DENSITY DIET; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; READY TO USE THERAPEUTIC FOOD; TREATMENT DURATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84945927930     PISSN: 03044904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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