Coverage and utilization in food fortification programs: Critical and neglected areas of evaluation

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1015S-1019S

  Neufeld, Lynnette M ^a   Baker, Shawn ^b   Garrett, Greg S ^a   Haddad, Lawrence ^a  

^a GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

^b BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Coverage; Evaluation; Impact; Large scale food fortification; Salt iodization; Targeted fortification; Utilization

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; FORTIFIED FOOD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IODINATION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; DEFICIENCY; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET; HEALTH SERVICE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STANDARDS;

DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 85020212274     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.116.246157     Document Type: Article

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