Micronutrient research, programs, and policy: From meta-analyses to metabolomics

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 344S-351S

  Allen, Lindsay H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; DEFICIENCY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METABOLOMICS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; METABOLOMICS; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84910152666     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.113.005421     Document Type: Article

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