The human and economic cost of hidden hunger

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-134

  Stein, Alexander J ^a   Qaim, Matin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Burden of disease; DALYs; Economic cost; India; Micronutrient malnutrition

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC IMPACT; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HUNGER; MALNUTRITION; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRACE ELEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HUMAN; HUNGER; INDIA; MALNUTRITION; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR;

COST OF ILLNESS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HUMANS; HUNGER; INDIA; MALNUTRITION; MICRONUTRIENTS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS;

EID: 34250312743     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650702800201     Document Type: Article

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