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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...
Autores principales: | le Roux, Ingrid M, le Roux, Karl, Comulada, W Scott, Greco, Erin M, Desmond, Katherine A, Mbewu, Nokwanele, Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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