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Home visits by neighborhood Mentor Mothers provide timely recovery from childhood malnutrition in South Africa: results from a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Child and infant malnourishment is a significant and growing problem in the developing world. Malnourished children are at high risk for negative health outcomes over their lifespans. Philani, a paraprofessional home visiting program, was developed to improve childhood nourishment. The o...

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Autores principales: le Roux, Ingrid M, le Roux, Karl, Comulada, W Scott, Greco, Erin M, Desmond, Katherine A, Mbewu, Nokwanele, Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3002292/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21092178
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-9-56