Interpreting success and failure in food fortification

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1789-1790

  Yngve, Agneta ^a   Haapala, Irja ^a   Hodge, Allison ^a   McNeill, Geraldine ^a   Tseng, Marilyn ^a  

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Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAZIL; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84866406348     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980012004004     Document Type: Editorial

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