Effect of preventive supplementation with ready-to-use therapeutic food on the nutritional status, mortality, and morbidity of children aged 6 to 60 months in Niger: a cluster randomized trial.

CONTEXT: Ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTFs) are an important component of effective outpatient treatment of severe wasting. However, their effectiveness in the population-based prevention of moderate and severe wasting has not been evaluated. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of a 3-month distri...

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Main Authors: Isanaka, S, Nombela, N, Djibo, A, Poupard, M, Van Beckhoven, D, Gaboulaud, V, Guerin, P, Grais, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009