Impact Evaluation of Food Fortification Programs: Review of Methodological Approaches Used and Opportunities to Strengthen Them

Food Fortification in a Globalized World

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 305-315

  Neufeld, Lynnette M ^a   Friesen, Valerie M ^a  

^a GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

coverage; evaluation; folic acid; Fortification; impact; iodine; iron; vitamin A; vitamin D

Indexed keywords

EID: 85140282843     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802861-2.00032-8     Document Type: Chapter

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