Impact of promotion of mango and liver as sources of vitamin A for young children: A pilot study in Burkina Faso

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 808-813

  Nana, C P ^a   Brouwer, I D ^b   Zagre N M ^c   Kok, F J ^b   Traore A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Food diversification; Liver; Mango; Vitamin A; West Africa

Indexed keywords

RETINOL; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIVER; MALE; MANGO; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; VITAMIN INTAKE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET THERAPY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY;

BURKINA FASO; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LIVER; MALE; MANGIFERA; MEAT; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS;

EID: 33846786723     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2005911     Document Type: Article

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