title: Nutritional update: relevance to maternal and child health in East Africa.
abstract: In this review of recent advances in nutrition, we shall follow the 'life cycle' with special attention to maternal and foetal nutrition, linear growth, and nutritional assessment. We also consider nutrition, infection and micronutrients, and recent concepts of the pathophysiology and management of protein energy malnutrition PEM.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Human Nutrition, University of Sheffild, Northern General Hospital, Herries Rd S5 7AU. mbduggan@lineone.net
authors.forename: Maureen B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Duggan
mesh_terms: D000351:Africa, Eastern / Q000453:epidemiology; D001837:Body Weights and Measures; D001903:Bottle Feeding; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D005260:Female; D006128:Growth; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000150:complications*; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D018977:Micronutrients / Q000502:physiology; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D039401:Prenatal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D018977:Micronutrients