Evaluation of the potential effectiveness of wheat flour and salt fortification programs in five Central Asian countries and Mongolia, 2002-2007

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 255-265

  Tazhibayev, Shamil ^a   Dolmatova, Oksana ^a   Ganiyeva, Galina ^b   Khairov, Khotambek ^c   Ospanova, Feruza ^a   Oyunchimeg, Dalkhjav ^d   Suleimanova, Dilorom ^e   Scrimshaw, Nevin ^f  

^a Kazakh Academy of Nutrition   (Kazakhstan)

^b Baku International Environmental Center   (Azerbaijan)

^c Centre on Nutrition Problems   (Tajikistan)

^d Health Inspection Division SSIA   (Mongolia)

^e Scientific Research Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion   (Uzbekistan)

^f International Nutrition Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Azerbaijan; Children; Folk acid deficiency; Iodine deficiency; Iron deficiency; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Micronutrients; Mongolia; Salt iodination; Tajikistan; Uzbekistan; Wheat flour fortification; Women of reproductive age

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; CHILD HEALTH; MATERNAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SERUM; WHEAT;

ASIA; AZERBAIJAN; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KAZAKHSTAN; KYRGYZSTAN; MONGOLIA; TAJIKISTAN; UZBEKISTAN; WEST ASIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 58649121736     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650802900402     Document Type: Article

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