Monitoring and evaluation in flour fortification programs: Design and implementation considerations

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 148-162

  Pena Rosas, Juan Pablo ^a   Parvanta, Ibrahim ^b   Van Der Haar, Frits ^c   Chapel, Thomas J ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Flour fortification; Monitoring; Sentinel monitoring

Indexed keywords

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FLOUR; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH PROGRAM; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

DATA COLLECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FLOUR; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42949089106     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2008.00019.x     Document Type: Review

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