Cost-effectiveness of prenatal food and micronutrient interventions on under-five mortality and stunting: Analysis of data from the MINIMat randomized trial, Bangladesh

PLoS ONE

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2018, Pages

  Svefors, Pernilla ^a   Selling, Katarina Ekholm ^a   Shaheen, Rubina ^a   Khan, Ashraful Islam ^b   Persson, Lars Åke ^a,c   Lindholm, Lars ^d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISABILITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEWBORN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STUNTING; CATERING SERVICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GROWTH DISORDER; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MORTALITY; NUTRITION POLICY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD SUPPLY; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITION POLICY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; TRACE ELEMENTS; VITAMINS;

EID: 85042188401     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191260     Document Type: Article

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