Lipid-based nutrient supplements: how can they combat child malnutrition?
editorial · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 23028264.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001314 and PMC identifier 3445442.
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Abstract
Kathryn Dewey and Mary Arimond discuss new research in PLOS Medicine that assesses the effect of blanket provision of ready-to-use supplementary food to children at high risk of malnutrition in Chad, and highlight some of the challenges of investigating the efficacy of supplementary foods for malnourished children.
Medical subject headings
- Dietary Supplements
- Nutritional Status