Bibliographic analysis of scientific research on selected topics in public health nutrition in West Africa: Review of articles published from 1998 to 2008

Global Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Aaron, Grant J ^a,b   Wilson, Shelby E ^a   Brown, Kenneth H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced training; Applied research; Bibliometrics; Public health nutrition; West africa

Indexed keywords

IODINE; RETINOL; ZINC;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEEDING; INFANT NUTRITION; INFECTION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITION SERVICE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLICATION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; WEANING;

AFRICA, WESTERN; BIBLIOMETRICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH;

EID: 78649553008     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2010.526128     Document Type: Article

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