Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF): The Controversy Continues!

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India.
² Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India. rlodha1661@gmail.com.

Editorial

Akshita Soni et al. Indian J Pediatr. 2022 Nov.

. 2022 Nov;89(11):1061-1062.

doi: 10.1007/s12098-022-04342-6. Epub 2022 Aug 13.

¹ Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India.
² Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India. rlodha1661@gmail.com.

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Comment on

Acceptability of Locally Produced Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) in Malnourished Children: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Crossover Study.
Selvaraj K, Mamidi RS, Peter R, Kulkarni B. Selvaraj K, et al. Indian J Pediatr. 2022 Nov;89(11):1066-1072. doi: 10.1007/s12098-022-04079-2. Epub 2022 Feb 1. Indian J Pediatr. 2022. PMID: 35103905 Clinical Trial.

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