Effects of micronutrient fortified milk and cereal food for infants and children: A systematic review

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Eichler, Klaus ^a   Wieser, Simon ^a   Rüthemann, Isabelle ^a   Brügger, Urs ^a  

^a ZURICH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cereals; Fortification; Micronutrients; Milk

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ANIMAL; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; META ANALYSIS; MILK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CEREALS; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICRONUTRIENTS; MILK; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84863471610     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-506     Document Type: Review

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