Food-based strategies to control vitamin A deficiency

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-143

  Chakravarty, Indira ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (India)

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Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLY; NUTRIENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 0033923491     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650002100205     Document Type: Article

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