Biofortification in China: Policy and practice

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Campos Bowers, Monica H ^a   Wittenmyer, Brian F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL; TRACE ELEMENT;

BIOFORTIFICATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHINA; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALNUTRITION; MINERAL DEFICIENCY; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SAFETY; TRANSGENIC PLANT; UNDERWEIGHT; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

EID: 36448967877     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-5-10     Document Type: Note

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