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Alternative Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food Yields Less Recovery Than the Standard for Treating Acute Malnutrition in Children From Ghana

BACKGROUND: Only 20% of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) have access to ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF), and RUTF cost limits its accessibility. METHODS: This randomized, double-blind controlled study involved a clinical equivalence trial comparing the effectiveness of an alternati...

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Autores principales: Kohlmann, Kristin, Callaghan-Gillespie, Meghan, Gauglitz, Julia M., Steiner-Asiedu, Matilda, Saalia, Kwesi, Edwards, Carly, Manary, Mark J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Global Health: Science and Practice 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6641811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31189698
http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00004