Micronutrient restoration and fortification: Communicating change, benefits and risks

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2002, Pages

  Darnton Hill, Ian ^a,d   Bloem, Martin W ^b   De Benoist, Bruno ^a   Brown, Lynn R ^c  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Fortification; Iodine deficiency disorders; Iron deficiency anaemia; Micronutrient malnutrition; Risk; Risk management; Vitamin A deficiency

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY; MALNUTRITION; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0036451177     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6047.11.s6.6.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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