Targeting the most vulnerable in the food crisis

CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Rossi, Laura ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complex emergency; Food needs; Food security; Malnutrition; Nutritional assessment; Public nutrition; Selective feeding programme

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 70449465850     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20094043     Document Type: Review

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