How to ensure nutrition security in the global economic crisis to protect and enhance development of young children and our common future

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  De Pee, Saskia ^a,b   Brinkman, Henk Jan ^c   Webb, Patrick ^b   Godfrey, Steve ^d,e   Darnton Hill, Ian ^b   Alderman, Harold ^f   Semba, Richard D ^g   Piwoz, Ellen ^h   Bloem, Martin W ^a,b,i  

^a World Food Programme   (Italy)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c World Food Programme   (United States)

^d GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

^e CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f WORLD BANK   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

ⁱ JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FOOD INTAKE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MARKETING; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; POPULATION; PRODUCTIVITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLIMATE CHANGE; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEAT; PREGNANCY; VEGETABLES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 73649103704     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.109.112151     Document Type: Conference Paper

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