Field-friendly techniques for assessment of biomarkers of nutrition for development

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Garrett, Dean A ^a,b   Sangha, Jasbir K ^b   Kothari, Monica T ^a,b   Boyle, David ^a  

^a Program for Appropriate Technology in Health   (United States)

^b ICF Macro   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; RETINOL; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN; TRACE ELEMENT; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ANEMIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LABORATORY TEST; MALNUTRITION; MINERAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; TANZANIA; UGANDA; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; MICRONUTRIENTS; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; RETINOL-BINDING PROTEINS; TANZANIA; UGANDA;

EID: 79960882647     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.110.005751     Document Type: Review

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