Fighting Fe deficiency malnutrition in West Africa: An interdisciplinary programme on a food chain approach

NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 253-279

  Slingerland, Maja A ^a   Traore, K ^b   Kayode A P P ^c   Mitchikpe, C E S ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUT DE L ENVIRONNEMENT ET DE RECHERCHES AGRICOLES INERA   (Burkina Faso)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

Author keywords

Agronomic practices; Anaemia; Bioavailability; Diet; Nutritional quality; Phytic acid; Processing

Indexed keywords

BIOAVAILABILITY; DIET; IRON; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33745483330     PISSN: 15735214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1573-5214(06)80009-6     Document Type: Article

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