Introduction to the proceedings of the International Research on Infant Supplementation (IRIS) initiative

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 3 SUPP, 2003, Pages 53-56

  Gross, Rainer ^a   Dwivedi, Archana ^a   Solomons, Noel W ^b  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

^b Center for Studies of Sensory Impairment Aging and Metabolism Guatemala   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

Infant supplementation; IRIS; Minerals; Multiple micronutrients; UNICEF; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; INFANT FEEDING; NUTRITION;

TRACE ELEMENT;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MICRONUTRIENTS;

EID: 0242370000     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265030243s101     Document Type: Article

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