Assessing coverage of population-based and targeted fortification programs with the use of the Fortification Assessment Coverage Toolkit (FACT): Background, toolkit development, and supplement overview

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 981S-983S

  Friesen, Valerie M ^a   Aaron, Grant J ^a   Myatt, Mark ^b   Neufeld, Lynnette M ^a  

^a GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

^b Brixton Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infant and young child nutrition; Large scale food fortification; Program coverage; Staple foods; Toolkit

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CONDIMENT; DIETARY INTAKE; FORTIFIED FOOD; HUMAN; POLICY; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; DECISION MAKING; INFANT; MICRONUTRIENT INTAKE; NUTRITION; STAPLE FOOD; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STANDARDS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 85020212327     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.116.242842     Document Type: Article

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