Very low adequacy of micronutrient intakes by young children and women in rural bangladesh is primarily explained by low food intake and limited diversity

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 197-203

  Arsenault, Joanne E ^a   Yakes, Elizabeth A ^b   Islam, M Munirul ^c   Hossain, Mohammad B ^c   Ahmed, Tahmeed ^c   Hotz, Christine ^d   Lewis, Bess ^e   Rahman, Ahmed Shafiqur ^c   Jamil, Kazi M ^c   Brown, Kenneth H ^f  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^d Nutridemics   (Canada)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; NICOTINIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CALORIC INTAKE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA;

EID: 84873028723     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.112.169524     Document Type: Article

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