Coverage of nutrition interventions intended for infants and young children varies greatly across programs: Results from coverage surveys in 5 countries

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 995S-1003S

  Leyvraz, Magali ^a   Aaron, Grant J ^a   Poonawala, Alia ^a   van Liere, Marti J ^a   Schofield, Dominic ^a   Myatt, Mark ^b   Neufeld, Lynnette M ^a  

^a GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

^b Brixton Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coverage; Fortified complementary foods; Infant and young child nutrition; Micronutrient powders; Program evaluation; Programmonitoring; Supplements

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; COTE D'IVOIRE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FORTIFIED FOOD; GHANA; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; VIET NAM; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARDS;

BANGLADESH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COTE D'IVOIRE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GHANA; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; VIETNAM;

EID: 85020173720     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.116.245407     Document Type: Article

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