What drives political commitment for nutrition? A review and framework synthesis to inform the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition

BMJ Global Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Baker, Phillip ^a   Hawkes, Corinna ^b   Wingrove, Kate ^a   Demaio, Alessandro Rhyl ^c   Parkhurst, Justin ^d   Thow, Anne Marie ^e   Walls, Helen ^f,g  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^e University of Sydney   (Australia)

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

^g Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research on Agriculture and Health   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85060940762     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20597908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000485     Document Type: Review

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