Systematic review on evidence-based adolescent nutrition interventions

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1393, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 34-50

  Lassi, Zohra S ^a   Moin, Anoosh ^b   Das, Jai K ^b   Salam, Rehana A ^b   Bhutta, Zulfiqar A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

adolescent; malnutrition; micronutrient; nutrition; obesity; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FOLIC ACID; IODINE; IRON; RETINOL; VITAMIN D; ZINC; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITION; ADOLESCENT OBESITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NUTRITION EDUCATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EARLY INTERVENTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; META ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OBESITY; PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 85018760118     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13335     Document Type: Review

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