Does village water supply affect children's length of stay in a therapeutic feeding program in Niger? Lessons from a Médecins Sans Frontières program.

Does village water supply affect children's length of stay in a therapeutic feeding program in Niger? Lessons from a Médecins Sans Frontières program.

OBJECTIVE: With an increasing move towards outpatient therapeutic feeding for moderately and severely malnourished children, the home environment has become an increasingly important factor in achieving good program outcomes. Infections, including those water-borne, may significantly delay weight ga...

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Main Authors: Claire Dorion, Paul R Hunter, Rafael Van den Bergh, Carme Roure, Pascale Delchevalerie, Tony Reid, Peter Maes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3517616?pdf=render

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