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How age and sex affect treatment outcomes for children with severe malnutrition: A multi-country secondary data analysis

Thurstans S, Opondo C, Bailey J, Stobaugh H, Loddo F,  et al.
2023-12-04 • Maternal and Child Nutrition
2023-12-04 • Maternal and Child Nutrition
Age and sex influence the risk of childhood wasting. We aimed to determine if wasting treatment outcomes differ by age and sex in children under 5 years, enroled in therapeutic and suppl...
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Low and deficient niacin status and pellagra are endemic in postwar Angola

Seal AJ, Creeke PI, Dibari F, Cheung E, Kyroussis E,  et al.
2007-01-01 • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2007-01-01 • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
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Outbreaks of pellagra were documented during the civil war in Angola, but no contemporary data on the incidence of pellagra or the prevalence of niacin deficiency were ava...
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Admission Profile and Discharge Outcomes for Infants Aged Less than 6 Months Admitted to Inpatient Therapeutic Care in 10 Countries. A Secondary Data Analysis

Grijalva-Eternod CS, Kerac M, McGrath M, Wilkinson C, Hirsch JC,  et al.
2016-07-25 • Maternal and Child Nutrition
2016-07-25 • Maternal and Child Nutrition
Evidence on the management of acute malnutrition in infants aged less than 6 months (infants <6mo) is scarce. To understand outcomes using current protocols, we analysed a sample of 24 0...
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Development of a cross-over randomized trial method to determine the acceptability and safety of novel ready-to-use therapeutic foods

Dibari F, Bahwere P, Huerga H, Hailu ADE, Owino V,  et al.
2013-01-01 • BMC Nutrition
2013-01-01 • BMC Nutrition
To develop a method for determining the acceptability and safety of ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTF) before clinical trialing. Acceptability was defined using a combination of three...
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Whole blood NAD and NADP concentrations are not depressed in subjects with clinical pellagra

Creeke PI, Dibari F, Cheung E, van den Briel T, Kyroussis E,  et al.
2007-09-01 • Journal of Nutrition
2007-09-01 • Journal of Nutrition
Population surveys for niacin deficiency are normally based on clinical signs or on biochemical measurements of urinary niacin metabolites. Status may also be determined by measurement o...