Experiences and lessons learned for delivery of micronutrient powders interventions

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Reerink, Ietje ^a   Namaste, Sorrel ML ^b,c   Poonawala, Alia ^d   Nyhus Dhillon, Christina ^e   Aburto, Nancy ^f   Chaudhery, Deepika ^g   Kroeun, Hou ^h   Griffiths, Marcia ⁱ   Haque, Mohammad Raisul ^j   Bonvecchio, Anabelle ^k   Jefferds, Maria Elena ^l   Rawat, Rahul ^m,n  

^a Independent Consultant   (Madagascar)

^b Results and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING)   (United States)

^c HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

^e Independent Consultant   (Switzerland)

^f World Food Programme   (Italy)

^g MICRONUTRIENT INITIATIVE   (Canada)

^h HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

ⁱ The Manoff Group   (United States)

^j RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

^k INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^l CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^m International Food Policy Research Institute   (Senegal)

ⁿ BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

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Author keywords

behaviour; communication; complementary feeding; iron deficiency anaemia; micronutrients; programming

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANEMIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BREAST FEEDING; DEFICIENCY; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FORTIFIED FOOD; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; POVERTY; POWDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

ANEMIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICRONUTRIENTS; POVERTY; POWDERS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 85030211260     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12495     Document Type: Article

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