Multiple micronutrient interventions are efficacious, but research on adequacy, plausibility, and implementation needs attention

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Habicht, Jean Pierre ^a   Pelto, Gretel H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COMMUNITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTHER; NUTRITION; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84855542269     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.110.137158     Document Type: Article

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