The challenge to eliminate micronutrient malnutrition

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 309-314

  Darnton Hill, Ian ^a  

^a HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE; IRON; RETINOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETINOL DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0033019367     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1999.tb01262.x     Document Type: Article

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