Pediatrics
Researchers at University of Brasilia Have Published New Data on Pediatrics
Published in Vaccine Weekly, August 24th, 2011
2011 AUG 24 -- According to the authors of recent research from Brasilia, Brazil, "Objective To examine the association between Brazil's Bolsa Familia programme (BFP), which is the world's largest conditional cash transfer programme, and the anthropometric indicators of nutritional status in children. Methods Using the opportunity provided by vaccination campaigns, the Brazilian government promotes Health and Nutrition Days to estimate the prevalence of anthropometric deficits in children."
"Data collected in 2005-2006 for 22375 impoverished children under 5 years of age were employed to estimate nutritional outcomes among recipients of Bolsa Familia. All...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2011-08-24)
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