Translating the impact of quality protein maize into improved nutritional status for Ethiopian children: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BMC Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Tessema, Masresha ^a,e,f   Gunaratna, Nilupa S ^b   Donato, Katherine ^c   Cohen, Jessica L ^b   McConnell, Margaret ^b   Belayneh, Demissie ^d   Brouwer, Inge D ^e   Belachew, Tefera ^f   De Groote, Hugo ^g  

^a ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)   (Ethiopia)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^g INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Biofortification; Ethiopia; Linear growth; Maize; Protein status; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

EID: 85031112600     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20550928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40795-016-0089-z     Document Type: Review

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