Government leadership needed for food fortification in sub-Saharan Africa

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2333-2334

  Addo, Dennis ^a   Yadav, Vivek ^a   Njiru, Haron ^a   Sebuliba, Henry ^a   Eldor, Ole ^a   Kone, Malick ^a   Farrah, Iba ^a   Gavrichenko, Dmitry ^a   Salami, Kolawole ^a   Tulchinsky, Theodore ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NOTE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NUTRITION POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 78649806328     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.206896     Document Type: Letter

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