Effect of ready-to-use foods for preventing child undernutrition in Niger: analysis of a prospective intervention study over 15 months of follow-up

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Prudhon, Claudine ^a   Langendorf, Céline ^a   Roederer, Thomas ^a   Doyon, Stéphane ^c   Mamaty, Abdoul Aziz ^a   Woi Messe, Lynda ^a   Manzo, Mahamane L ^d   de Pee, Saskia ^b   Grais, Rebecca F ^a  

^a EPICENTRE   (France)

^b World Food Programme   (Italy)

^c MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^d Regional Department of the Ministry of Public Health   (Niger)

Author keywords

cash transfer; lipid based nutrient supplement; Niger; prevention; stunting; undernutrition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MONEY; MORTALITY; NIGER; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STUNTING; ACUTE DISEASE; DIET; FAST FOOD; GROWTH DISORDER; INFANT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NIGER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84955286239     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12236     Document Type: Article

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