Combating iron deficiency: Food-based approaches

Combating Micronutrient Deficiencies: Food-based Approaches

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 268-288

  Thompson, Brian ^a  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Dietary diversification; Food and nutrition security; Food fortification; Food based strategies; Iron deficiency; Iron deficiency anaemia; Micronutrients; Nutrition education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890608644     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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