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Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies
An International Interdisciplinary Journal for Research, Policy and Care
Volume 6, 2011 - Issue 2
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A randomized controlled trial of home visits by neighborhood mentor mothers to improve children's nutrition in South Africa

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Pages 91-102 | Received 23 Jul 2010, Accepted 13 Feb 2011, Published online: 08 Jun 2011

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Linnea Stansert Katzen, Karl W. le Roux, Ellen Almirol, Panteha Hayati Rezvan, Ingrid M. le Roux, Nokwanele Mbewu, Elaine Dippenaar, Venetia Baker, Mark Tomlinson & Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus. (2021) Community health worker home visiting in deeply rural South Africa: 12-month outcomes. Global Public Health 16:11, pages 1757-1770.
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Ingrid M. Le Roux, Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, Judith Stein & Mark Tomlinson. (2014) The impact of paraprofessional home visitors on infants’ growth and health at 18 months. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies 9:4, pages 291-304.
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