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Section Type: METHODS

Text: A total of 507 severely underweight children (weight-for-age z score < -3) ages 6 to 24 months hospitalized at the International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh, were randomly assigned to 1 of the following regimens for 3 months once they recovered from diarrhea : fortnightly follow-up care at the International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh Hospital, including growth monitoring, health education, and micronutrient supplementation (group H-C, n = 102) ; fortnightly follow-up at community clinics, using the same treatment regimen as group H-C (group C-C, n = 99) ; community-based follow-up as per group C-C plus cereal-based supplementary food (SF) (group C-SF, n = 101) ; follow-up as per group C-C plus psychosocial stimulation (PS) (group C-PS, n = 102) ; or follow-up as per group C-C plus both SF and PS (group C-SF + PS, n = 103).