Micronutrient powder use and infant and young child feeding practices in an integrated program

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 350-355

  Mirkovic, Kelsey R ^a,b   Perrine, Cria G ^b   Subedi, Giri Raj ^c   Mebrahtu, Saba ^d   Dahal, Pradiumna ^d   Jefferds, Maria Elena D ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c Minister for Health and Population Nepal   (Nepal)

^d UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Child nutrition; Infant and young child feeding; Micronutrient powders; Nepal

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MALE; NEPAL; NUTRITION; PILOT STUDY; POVERTY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; NEPAL; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY;

EID: 84979093927     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.2016.25.2.19     Document Type: Article

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