Seeking optimal means to address micronutrient deficiencies in food supplements: A case study from the Bangladesh integrated nutrition project

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 369-376

  Karim, Rezaul ^a   Desplats, Gwénola ^b   Schaetzel, Thomas ^b   Herforth, Anna ^b   Ahmed, Faruk ^a   Salamatullah, Quazi ^a   Shahjahan, Mohammad ^c   Akhtaruzzaman, Mohammed ^a   Levinson, F James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Food fortification; Food supplementation; Fruits; Micronutrients; Nutrition; Nutrition disorders; Operations research; Vagetables

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; IRON; NICOTINIC ACID; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CALCIUM INTAKE; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IRON INTAKE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN INTAKE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; LACTATION; MALNUTRITION; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33645345395     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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