Tracking Weight-for-Age of Infants Using Home Based Newborn Care Plus by ASHA Workers.

CONCLUSION: Catch-up growth in terms of weight-for-age among malnourished children is possible within one year of age. Frequent contacts with the health care functionaries may result in this improvement, though it is difficult to conclude in the absence of an appropriate control. PMID: 33452768 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Indian Pediatrics - January 11, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Kumar H, Khanna R, Alwadhi V, Bhat AA, Nagendra A, Saboth PK, Neogi SB, Khera A Tags: Indian Pediatr Source Type: research