Managing the vitamin A program portfolio: A case study of Zambia, 2013-2042

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 105-125

  Fiedler, John L ^a   Lividini, Keith ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Evidence based policy; Household Consumption and Expenditure Surveys (HCES); Household surveys; Micronutrients; Nutrition policy; Portfolio analysis; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOOD POLICY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRACE ELEMENT; TRADE-OFF; VITAMIN;

ZAMBIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

RETINOL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; STATISTICS; ZAMBIA;

CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84901607708     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: 15648265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651403500112     Document Type: Article

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