Dietary mineral supplies in Malawi: Spatial and socioeconomic assessment

BMC Nutrition

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Joy, Edward J M ^a,b   Kumssa, Diriba B ^a,b,c   Broadley, Martin R ^a   Watts, Michael J ^b   Young, Scott D ^a   Chilimba, Allan D C ^d   Ander, E Louise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

^d Lunyangwa Research Station   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Dietary mineral deficiencies; Household survey; Malawi; Micronutrient supplies; Spatial

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006143735     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20550928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40795-015-0036-4     Document Type: Review

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