A Changing Landscape for Vitamin A Programs: Implications for Optimal Intervention Packages, Program Monitoring, and Safety

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2016, Pages S75-S86

  Klemm, Rolf D W ^a,b   Palmer, Amanda C ^b   Greig, Alison ^c   Engle Stone, Reina ^d   Dalmiya, Nita ^e  

^a HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MICRONUTRIENT INITIATIVE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; fortification; supplementation; toxicity; vitamin A deficiency

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

BENCHMARKING; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; FORTIFIED FOOD; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SAFETY; STANDARDS;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; BENCHMARKING; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREVALENCE; SAFETY; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 85014033015     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: 15648265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0379572116630481     Document Type: Article

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