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Community-based supplementary feeding for promoting the growth of young children in developing countries

  1. Yanina Sguassero1,*,
  2. Mercedes de Onis2,
  3. Guillermo Carroli1

Editorial Group: Cochrane Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning Problems Group

Published Online: 17 MAR 2010

Assessed as up-to-date: 14 JUN 2005

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005039.pub2

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Sguassero Y, de Onis M, Carroli G. Community-based supplementary feeding for promoting the growth of young children in developing countries. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2005, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD005039. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005039.pub2.

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  1. 1

    Centro Rosarino de Estudios Perinatales, Rosario, Argentina

  2. 2

    World Health Organisation, Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland

*Yanina Sguassero, Centro Rosarino de Estudios Perinatales, Pueyrredón 985, Rosario, S2000QIC, Argentina. ysguassero@crep.com.ar. crep@crep.com.ar.

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  2. Published Online: 17 MAR 2010

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Guatemala 1995 {published data only}
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Indonesia 1991 {published data only}
  • Husaini MA, Karyadi L, Husaini YK, Sandjaja DK, Pollitt E. Developmental effects of short-term supplementary feeding in nutritionally-at-risk Indonesian infants. American Society for Clinical Nutrition 1991;54:799-804.
Indonesia 2000 {published data only}
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Jamaica 1991 {published data only}
  • Grantham-McGregor SM, Powell CA, Walker SP, Himes JH. Nutritional supplementation, psychosocial stimulation, and mental development of stunted children: the Jamaican Study. The Lancet 1991;338:1-5.
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Bangladesh 1992 {published data only}
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Bolivia 1996 {published data only}
  • Gartner A, Berger J, Simondon KB, Cornu A, Ly C, Massamba JP, et al. Effect of early, short-term supplementation on weight and linear growth of 4-7-mo-old infants in developing countries: a four-country randomized trial. Revue d' Épidemiologie et de Santé Publique 1997;45:S109.
  • Simondon KB, Gartner A, Berger J, Cornu A, Massamba JP, San Miguel JL, et al. Effect of early, short-term supplementation on weight and linear growth of 4-7-mo-old infants in developing countries: a four-country randomized trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1996;64:537-45.
Colombia 1981 {published data only}
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Congo 1996 {published data only}
  • Gartner A, Berger J, Simondon KB, Cornu A, Ly C, Massamba JP, et al. Effect of early, short-term supplementation on weight and linear growth of 4-7-mo-old infants in developing countries: a four-country randomized trial. Revue d' Épidemiologie et de Santé Publique 1997;45:S109.
  • Simondon KB, Gartner A, Berger J, Cornu A, Massamba JP, San Miguel JL, et al. Effect of early, short-term supplementation on weight and linear growth of 4-7-mo-old infants in developing countries: a four-country randomized trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1996;64:537-45.
Gambia 1998 {published data only}
  • Krähenbühl JD, Schutz Y, Jéquier E. High fat versus high carbohydrate nutritional supplementation: a one year trial in stunted rural Gambian children. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1998;52:213-22.
India 2001 {published data only}
  • Bhandari N, Balh R, Nayvar B, Khokhar P, Rohde JE, Bhan MK. Food supplementation with encouragement to feed it to infants from 4 to 12 months of age has a small impact on weight gain. Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2001;131:1946-51.
Malawi 2004 {published data only}
  • Kenneth M, Kuittinen J, Duggan MB, Briend A, Manary M, Wales J, et al. Supplementary feeding of underweight, stunted Malawian children with a ready-to-use food. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 2004;38:152-158.
Mexico 2004 {published data only}
  • Rivera JA, Sotrez-Alvarez D, Habicht J-P, Shamah T, Villalpando S. Impact of the Mexican program for education, health, and nutrition (PROGRESA) on rates of growth and anemia in infants and young children. A randomized effectiveness study. Journal of the American Medical Association 2004;291:2563-70.
New Caledonia 1996 {published data only}
  • Gartner A, Berger J, Simondon KB, Cornu A, Ly C, Massamba JP, et al. Effect of early, short-term supplementation on weight and linear growth of 4-7-mo-old infants in developing countries: a four-country randomized trial. Revue d' Épidemiologie et de Santé Publique 1997;45:S109.
  • Simondon KB, Gartner A, Berger J, Cornu A, Massamba JP, San Miguel JL, et al. Effect of early, short-term supplementation on weight and linear growth of 4-7-mo-old infants in developing countries: a four-country randomized trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1996;64:537-45.
Senegal 1996 {published data only}
  • Gartner A, Berger J, Simondon KB, Cornu A, Ly C, Massamba JP, et al. Effect of early, short-term supplementation on weight and linear growth of 4-7-mo-old infants in developing countries: a four-country randomized trial. Revue d' Épidemiologie et de Santé Publique 1997;45:S109.
  • Simondon KB, Gartner A, Berger J, Cornu A, Massamba JP, San Miguel JL, et al. Effect of early, short-term supplementation on weight and linear growth of 4-7-mo-old infants in developing countries: a four-country randomized trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1996;64:537-45.

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  3. Additional references
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Chalmers 1983
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References to other published versions of this review

  1. References to studies included in this review
  2. References to studies excluded from this review
  3. Additional references
  4. References to other published versions of this review
Sguassero 2007
  • Sguassero Y, de Onis M, Carroli G. Efectividad de la alimentación suplementaria en países en vías de desarrollo: revisión sistemática. Archivos Argentinos de Pediatría 2007;105(3):198-205.
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