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Adverse Effects of Poor Micronutrient Status During Childhood and Adolescence. Umesh Kapil, M. D., & Bhavna A, M. S. Nutrition Reviews 2002;60 (5, Supplement 1): 84-90. IDPAS# 1850
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Anemia and Elevated Lead Levels in Underimmunized Inner-City Children. Adams, W. G., Geva, J., Coffman, J., Palfrey, S., & Bauchner, H. Pediatrics 1998;101 (3): 6. IDPAS# 934
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Anemia, the Prescriber: Rational Use of Drugs in Basic Health Services Guidelines. UNICEFin cooperation with the International Course for Health Managers. Nov. (1994): IDPAS# 025
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Appendix. FAO/WHO. (2001) In Human Vitamin and Mineral Requirements. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation. FAO/WHO: Bangkok IDPAS# 846A
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Basic Principles and Considerations (Chapter 1). Scrimshaw, N. S., Taylor, C. E., & Gordon, J. E. (1968) In Interactions of Nutrition and Infection. World Health Organization: Geneva IDPAS# 1090.1
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Brain Iron Pathways and Their Relevance to Parkinson's Disease. Berg, D., Gerlach, M., Youdim, M. B. H., Double, K. L., Zecca, L., Riederer, P., & Becker, G. Journal of Neurochemistry October 2001;79 (2): 225-36. IDPAS# 713
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Breaking the Rules, Stretching the Rules 2001: Evidence of Violations of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitues and Subsequent Resolutions. IBFAN. International Baby Food Action Network. May 2001. IDPAS# 1306
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Can Food-Based Strategies Help Reduce Vitamin A and Iron Deficiences? A Review of Recent Evidence. Ruel, M. International Food Policy Research Institute. December 2001. IDPAS# 847
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Calcium (Chapter 11). FAO/WHO. (2001) In Human Vitamin and Mineral Requirements. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation. FAO/WHO: Bangkok IDPAS# 846.11
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Contributors. FAO/WHO. (2001) In Human Vitamin and Mineral Requirements. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation. FAO/WHO: Bangkok IDPAS# 846B
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Control of Micronutrient Deficiencies in India: Obstacles and Strategies. Vijayaraghavan, K. Nutrition Reviews 2002;60 (5, Supplement 1): 73-6. IDPAS# 1804
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Determinants of the Effects of Nutrition on Infection (Chapter 4). Scrimshaw, N. S., Taylor, C. E., & Gordon, J. E. (1968) In Interactions of Nutrition and Infection. World Health Organization: Geneva IDPAS# 1090.4
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Developing a Focused Ethnographic Study for the WHO Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) Control Programme. Pelto, G. H., & Gove, S. (1992) In Rapid Assessment Procedures: Qualitative Methodologies for Planning and Evaluation of Health Related Programmes. International Nutrition Foundation for Developing Countries. Scrimshaw, N. S., & Gleason, G. R., eds. INFDC: Boston IDPAS# 309.16
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Diarrhoeal Disease. UNICEF. IDPAS# 1294
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The economics of iron deficiency. Horton, S., & Ross, J. Food Policy 2003; 28 (1): 51-75. IDPAS# 2206
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Effect of Infection on Nutritional Status (Chapter 2). Scrimshaw, N. S., Taylor, C. E., & Gordon, J. E. (1968) In Interactions of Nutrition and Infection. World Health Organization: Geneva IDPAS# 1090.2
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Effect of Malnutrition on Resistance to Infection (Chapter 3). Scrimshaw, N. S., Taylor, C. E., & Gordon, J. E. (1968) In Interactions of Nutrition and Infection. World Health Organization: Geneva IDPAS# 1090.3
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Effect of Zinc Supplementation Between 1 and 6 mo of Life on Growth and Morbidity of Bangladeshi Infants in Urban Slums. Osendarp, S. J., Santosham, M., Black, R. E., Wahed, M. A., van Raaij, J. M., & Fuchs, G. J. Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76 (-): 1401-8. IDPAS# 1908
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Executive Summary: Indo-US Workshop on Nutrition and Health of Women, Infants, and Children. ILSI. Nutrition Reviews 2002;60 (5, Supplement 1): 132 -- 8. IDPAS# 1827
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Factors Associated with Anemia in Refugee Children. Hassan, K., Sullivan, K. M., Yip, R., & Woodruff, B. A. (1997). J Nutr 127: 2194-2198. IDPAS# 130A
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Food Insecurity: When People Live with Hunger and Fear Starvation. FAO. Food and Agricultural Organization. Rome, Italy. 2001. IDPAS# 1316
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The Global Threat of Hidden Hunger. Scrimshaw, N. United Nations University. (2000) Powerpoint. IDPAS# 2243
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Growth Monitoring a Forgotten Subject. Morley, D., & Elmore-Meegan, M. FAO: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture 2000;27 14-8. IDPAS# 814
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Health and Nutrition Profile of Saharawi Refugees. Lopriore, C., & Branca, F. (2001) In C. Lopriore, & F. Branca, eds. Strategies to Fight Anaemia and Growth Retardation in Saharawi Refugee Children. INRAN CISP ECHO: IDPAS# 817
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Helicobacter Pylori and Iron Deficiency Anemia: Guilty as Charged? (Editorial). Bini, E. J. American Journal of Medicine October 2001;111 (6): 495-7. IDPAS# 717
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Histological Studies of the Tissues of Rats Fed a Diet Extremely Low in Zinc. Follis, R., Day, H., & McCollum, E. J Nutr 1941;22 (-): 223-37. IDPAS# 1039
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Human Zinc Deficiency. Halsted, J. Transactions of the American Clinical Climatological Association 1970;82 (-): 170-6. IDPAS# 1044
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Human Zinc Deficiency, Endocrine Manifestations, and Response to Treatment. Sandstead, H., Prasad, A., Schulert, A., Miale, A., Bassily, S., & Darby, W. Am J Clin Nutr 1967;20 (-): 422-42. IDPAS# 1043
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Integrating Anemia Control Into Child Survival Programs. Agble, R. Audiovisual materials from a presentation given at the 2003 INACG Symposium: Integrating Programs to Move Iron Deficiency and Anemia Control Forward, Marrakech, Morocco, 6 February 2003. (2003) Powerpoint. IDPAS# 2207
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Interactions of Nutrition and Infection. Scrimshaw, N. S., Taylor, C. E., & Gordon, J. E. (1968) World Health Organization: Geneva. IDPAS# 1090 (PDFs available by chapter)
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Intermittent Administration of Iron and Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine to Control Anaemia in Kenyan Children: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Verhoef, H., West, C., Nzyuko, S. M., de Vogel, S., van der Valk, R., Wanga, M. A., Kuijsten, A., Veenemans, J., & Kok, F. The Lancet 2002;7 pages. IDPAS# 1396
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Intervention Strategies for Improving Iron Status of Young Children and Adolescents in India. Ahluwalia, N. Nutrition Reviews 2002;60 (5, Supplement 1): 115-7. IDPAS# 1836
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Introduction (Chapter 1). FAO/WHO. (2001) In Human Vitamin and Mineral Requirements. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation. FAO/WHO: Bangkok IDPAS# 846.01
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Iron Absorption During Recovery from Malnutrition. Vasquez Garibay, E., Santos Torres, I., Nelson, S. E., Ziegler, E. E., Rogers, R. R., Janghorbani, M., & Fomon, S. J. J Am Coll Nutr 2001;20 (4): 286-92. IDPAS# 1186
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Iron Deficiency in Young Rats Alters the Distribution of Vitamin A between Plasma and Liver and Between Hepatic Retinol and Retinyl Esters. Rosales, F. J., Jang, J., Pinero, D., Erikson, K. M., Beard, J., & Ross, A. C. J Nutr 1999;129 (-): 1223-8. IDPAS# 1411
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Key Information and Current Outcomes: The Working Group on Strategies to Eliminate Iron Deficiency in Children Less than Two Years of Age by 2008. Gleason, G. R. (2003) Powerpoint. IDPAS# 1950
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Magnesium (Chapter 14 ). FAO/WHO. (2001) In Human Vitamin and Mineral Requirements. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation. FAO/WHO: Bangkok IDPAS# 846.14
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Maternal Nutrition and Perinatal Survival. Rush, D. Nutrition Reviews 2001;59 (10): 315-26. IDPAS# 1843
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Maternal Nutrition, Health, and Survival. Christian, P. H. P. Nutrition Reviews 2002;60 (5, Supplement 1): 59-63. IDPAS# 1499
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Micronutrient Malnutrition, Infection, and Immunity: An Overview. Bhaskaram, P. Nutrition Reviews 2002;60 (5, Supplement 1): 40-5. IDPAS# 1496
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Potential Use of Parenteral Iron to Prevent Iron Deficiency Anemia in Children 6 to 24 Months in Developing Countries: A Literature Review (Not for Publication yet). Olivares, M., & Hertrampf, E. INTA/University of Chile presented to the Micronutrient Initiative. July. (2000): IDPAS# 408
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Preface. Scrimshaw, N. S., Taylor, C. E., & Gordon, J. E. (1968) In Interactions of Nutrition and Infection. World Health Organization: Geneva IDPAS# 1090B
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Principles of Field Study of Human Populations (Chapter 5). Scrimshaw, N. S., Taylor, C. E., & Gordon, J. E. (1968) In Interactions of Nutrition and Infection. World Health Organization: Geneva IDPAS# 1090.5
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Rapid Rural Appraisal Methodology and Its Use in Nutrition Surveys. Kashyap, P. (1992) In Rapid Assessment Procedures: Qualitative Methodologies for Planning and Evaluation of Health Related Programmes. International Nutrition Foundation for Developing Countries. Scrimshaw, N. S., & Gleason, G. R., eds. INFDC: Boston IDPAS# 309.26
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Reducing Deaths From Diarrhoea Through Oral Rehydration Therapy. Victoria, C., Bryce, J., Fontaine, O., & Monasch, R. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2000;78 (10): 1246-55. IDPAS# 1296
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Selenium (Chapter 15). FAO/WHO. (2001) In Human Vitamin and Mineral Requirements. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation. FAO/WHO: Bangkok IDPAS# 846.15
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Should Adolescents Be Specifically Targeted for Nutrition in Developing Countries? To Address Which Problems? And How? Delisle, H., Chandra-Mouli, V., & Benoist, B. d. WHO/INT. IDPAS# 1803
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Strategies to Fight Anaemia and Growth Retardation in Saharawi Refugee Children. Lopriore, C., & Branca, F. (2001) INRAN CISP ECHO. IDPAS# 821
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Summary and Conclusions (Chapter 7). Scrimshaw, N. S., Taylor, C. E., & Gordon, J. E. (1968) In Interactions of Nutrition and Infection. World Health Organization: Geneva IDPAS# 1090.7
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Table of Contents. Scrimshaw, N. S., Taylor, C. E., & Gordon, J. E. (1968) In Interactions of Nutrition and Infection. World Health Organization: Geneva IDPAS# 1090A
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Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Pantothenic Acid and Biotin (Chapter 3). FAO/WHO. (2001) In Human Vitamin and Mineral Requirements. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation. FAO/WHO: Bangkok IDPAS# 846.03
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Vitamin A (Chapter 7). FAO/WHO. (2001) In Human Vitamin and Mineral Requirements. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation. FAO/WHO: Bangkok IDPAS# 846.07
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Vitamin B12 (Chapter 5). FAO/WHO. (2001) In Human Vitamin and Mineral Requirements. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation. FAO/WHO: Bangkok IDPAS# 846.05
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Vitamin C (Chapter 6). FAO/WHO. (2001) In Human Vitamin and Mineral Requirements. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation. FAO/WHO: Bangkok IDPAS# 846.06
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Vitamin D (Chapter 8). FAO/WHO. (2001) In Human Vitamin and Mineral Requirements. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation. FAO/WHO: Bangkok IDPAS# 846.08
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Vitamin D (Chapter 9). FAO/WHO. (2001) In Human Vitamin and Mineral Requirements. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation. FAO/WHO: Bangkok IDPAS# 846.09
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Vitamin K (Chapter 10). FAO/WHO. (2001) In Human Vitamin and Mineral Requirements. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation. FAO/WHO: Bangkok IDPAS# 846.10
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Weanling Diarrhea - A Synergism of Infection and Nutrition (Chapter 6). Scrimshaw, N. S., Taylor, C. E., & Gordon, J. E. (1968) In Interactions of Nutrition and Infection. World Health Organization: Geneva IDPAS# 1090.6
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Zinc (Chapter 16). FAO/WHO. (2001) In Human Vitamin and Mineral Requirements. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation. FAO/WHO: Bangkok IDPAS# 846.16
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Zinc Deficiency in Man: The Shiraz Experiment. Halsted, J., Ronaghy, H., Abadi, P., Haghshenass, M., Amerhakemi, G. H., Barakat, R. M., & Reinhold, J. American Journal of Medicine 1972;53 (-): 277-84. IDPAS# 1045
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Zinc in the Nutrition of the Rat. Todd, W. R., Elvehjem, C., & Hart, E. B. American Journal of Physiology 1934;107 (-): 146-56. IDPAS# 1038
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