Nutrition in emergencies: Do we know what works?

Food Policy

Volumn 49, Issue P1, 2014, Pages 33-40

  Webb, Patrick ^a   Boyd, Erin ^a   Pee, Saskia de ^a,c   Lenters, Lindsey ^d   Bloem, Martin ^a,c   Schultink, Werner ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

^c World Food Programme   (Italy)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lipid based nutrient supplement (LNS); Micronutrient deficiencies; Micronutrient powders (MNPs); Nutrition in emergencies; Ready to use foods (RUFs); Ready to use therapeutic foods (RUTFs); Wasting

Indexed keywords

FOOD QUALITY; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; LIPID; NUTRITION; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84904466869     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.03.016     Document Type: Article

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