Enhancing vitamin A intake in young children in Western Kenya: Orange-fleshed sweet potatoes and women farmers can serve as key entry points

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 376-387

  Hagenimana, V ^a   Low, J ^a   Anyango, M ^a   Kurz, K ^a   Gichuki, S T ^a   Kabira, J ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Kenya)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; NUTRITION; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; WOMENS STATUS;

KENYA;

IPOMOEA BATATAS; LINARIA VULGARIS; MANGIFERA INDICA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0035655385     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650102200407     Document Type: Article

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