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The impact of Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food (RUSF) in targeted supplementation of children with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) in South Africa

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 57 , issue 5 , 2015 , pages: 322–325

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2015.1078153

Author(s): Liana Steenkamp HIV & AIDS Research Unit, South Africa , Ronette Lategan Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa , Jacques Raubenheimer Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa

Keywords: children , growth velocity , moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) , Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food (RUSF) , supplementation

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Abstract

Objective: To describe catch-up growth in children with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) on targeted supplementation using Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food (RUSF).

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