Improving nutrition in Mexico: The use of research for decision making

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 67, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Rivera, Juan A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Malnutrition; Mission oriented research; Nutrition policies; Public health nutrition; Research agenda

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; CHILD NUTRITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEXICO; NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MEXICO; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH;

EID: 68849115853     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2009.00161.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (3)

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3. Pérez Expósito AB, Villalpando S, Rivera JA, Griffin IJ, Abrams SA. Ferrous sulfate is more available among preschoolers than other forms of iron in milk-based weaning food distributed by PROGRESA, a National program in Mexico. J Nutr. 2005;135:64-69.