Discussion: Targeting is making trade-offs

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 894-897

  Habicht, Jean Pierre ^a   Frongillo, Edward A ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit; Nutrition; Programs; Risk; Targeting; Trade off

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY INTAKE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL STAFF; MOTIVATION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 16244407162     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.4.894     Document Type: Conference Paper

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