Short children with a low midupper arm circumference respond to food supplementation: An observational study from Burkina Faso

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 415-421

  Fabiansen, Christian ^a,b   Phelan, Kevin P Q ^c   Cichon, Bernardette ^a   Ritz, Christian ^a   Briend, André ^a,d   Michaelsen, Kim F ^a   Friis, Henrik ^a   Shepherd, Susan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^c Alliance for International Medical Action   (Senegal)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Moderate acute malnutrition; MUAC; Stunting; Treatment; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BURKINA FASO; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT STATURE; WEIGHT GAIN; ARM; BABY FOOD; BODY SIZE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; FOOD ASSISTANCE; GROWTH DISORDERS; INFANT NUTRITION; MALNUTRITION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOY FOOD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARM; BODY SIZE; BURKINA FASO; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD ASSISTANCE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOY FOODS; WEIGHT GAIN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84956939052     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.115.124644     Document Type: Article

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