Combating Micronutrient Deficiencies - An Important Component of Poverty Reduction

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 92-97

  Bloem, Martin W ^a   Moench Pfanner, Regina ^a   Kiess, Lynnda ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITION POLICY; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0035380401     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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