Executive summary - Biomarkers of nutrition for development: Building a consensus

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Raiten, Daniel J ^a   Namasté, Sorrel ^a   Brabin, Bernard ^b   Combs Jr , Gerald ^c   L'Abbe, Mary R ^d   Wasantwisut, Emorn ^e   Darnton Hill, Ian ^f,g  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c GRAND FORKS HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^g TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONSENSUS; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EUNICE;

EID: 79960857508     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.110.008227     Document Type: Review

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