Complementary feeding interventions have a small but significant impact on linear and ponderal growth of children in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 147, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 2169S-2178S

  Panjwani, Anita ^a   Heidkamp, Rebecca ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary feeding; Food security; Lives Saved Tool; Stunting; Wasting

Indexed keywords

NUTRITION SUPPLEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD GROWTH; COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; LENGTH; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; NUTRITION EDUCATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE; SUPPLEMENTATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COUNSELING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; GROWTH DISORDER; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COUNSELING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 85032719136     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.116.243857     Document Type: Article

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