Executive summary for the Micronutrient Powders Consultation: Lessons Learned for Operational Guidance

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Nyhus Dhillon, Christina ^a   Sarkar, Danya ^b,c   Klemm, Rolf DW ^d,e   Neufeld, Lynnette M ^f   Rawat, Rahul ^g,h   Tumilowicz, Alison ^f   Namaste, Sorrel ML ^b,d  

^a and Innovations in Nutrition Globally ^*  (Switzerland)

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

^c JOHN SNOW INC   (United States)

^d HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

^g International Food Policy Research Institute   (Senegal)

^h BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

complementary feeding; evidence based practice; infant and child nutrition; iron deficiency anaemia; micronutrients; programming

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING; CONSULTATION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; ANEMIA; DEFICIENCY; FOOD ASSISTANCE; GOVERNMENT; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; POWDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANEMIA; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD ASSISTANCE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; POVERTY; POWDERS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 85030253769     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12493     Document Type: Article

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