How can the scientific community support the generation of the evidence needed to improve the quality of guidelines for micronutrient interventions

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 40-45

  Stoltzfus, Rebecca J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

COOPERATION; DIET THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; ORGANIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84907174645     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.113.004721     Document Type: Article

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