IRIS III: Proposal of a multicenter efficacy study using a high-energy, micronutrient-dense spread

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 3 SUPP, 2003, Pages

  de Romana, Guillermo López ^a   Gross, Rainer ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN NUTRICIONAL   (Peru)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood malnutrition; High energy spread; Infant malnutrition; IRIS; Multi micronutrient supplement

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; INFANT FEEDING; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION;

EID: 0242338611     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265030243s107     Document Type: Article

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