Nutritional Surveillance: Developing Countries

Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition

Volumn 3-4, Issue , 2012, Pages 289-302

  Neufeld, L M ^a   Tolentino, L ^b  

^a MICRONUTRIENT INITIATIVE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Food consumption; Food records; Food supply; Health surveys; Household consumption; Micronutrient deficiency; Nutritional surveys; Obesity; Stunting; Wasting

Indexed keywords

EID: 85043246446     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-375083-9.00206-3     Document Type: Chapter

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