Possible impact of the tick programme in New Zealand on selected nutrient intakes: Tentative estimates and methodological complexities

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 127, Issue 1399, 2014, Pages 85-88

  Wilson, Nick ^a   Nghiem, Nhung ^a   Eyles, Helen ^b   Ni Mhurchu, Cliona ^b   Cobiac, Linda J ^a,c   Pearson, Amber L ^a   Cleghorn, Cristina ^a   Blakely, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SATURATED FATTY ACID;

CALORIC INTAKE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LETTER; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRIENT; SODIUM INTAKE; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH PROMOTION; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD LABELING; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES;

EID: 84907927064     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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