A decade of nutrition research in Africa: Assessment of the evidence base and academic collaboration

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1890-1897

  Lachat, Carl ^a,b   Roberfroid, Dominique ^b   Van Den Broeck, Lien ^a   Van Den Briel, Natalie ^a   Nago, Eunice ^c   Kruger, Annamarie ^d   Holdsworth, Michelle ^e   Garimoi Orach, Christopher ^f   Kolsteren, Patrick ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^d NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^f MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Africa; Malnutrition; Research

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CAPACITY BUILDING; COOPERATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALNUTRITION; MANPOWER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; ORGANIZATION;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; AFRICA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CAPACITY BUILDING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES;

EID: 84991248023     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980014002146     Document Type: Review

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