Early nutrition and adult health: Perspectives for international and community nutrition programs and policies

Nutrition Research and Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 449-454

  Hoffman, Daniel J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community nutrition; Developmental origins; Double burden; Economics; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953274705     PISSN: 19761457     EISSN: 20056168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4162/nrp.2010.4.6.449     Document Type: Review

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