Micronutrient program costs: Sources of variations and noncomparabilities

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 43-56

  Fiedler, John L ^a   Puett, Chloe ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Micronutrient interventions; Noncomparability of methods; Variations in methods

Indexed keywords

COST ANALYSIS; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH POLICY; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RESOURCE USE; SUSTAINABILITY; TRACE ELEMENT;

TRACE ELEMENT;

COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEFICIENCY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECONOMICS; HUMAN;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS;

EID: 84930245116     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: 15648265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651503600105     Document Type: Article

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