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. 2016 Jan 29;3(1):40-48.
doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2016.1.40. eCollection 2016.

Consensus Recommendations for Prevention of Nutritional Rickets: Food Fortification and Micronutrient Supplements for Global Health

Wolfgang Högler  1 , Magda Aguiar  2 , Mairead Kiely  3 , Theodore Tulchinsky  4
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Consensus Recommendations for Prevention of Nutritional Rickets: Food Fortification and Micronutrient Supplements for Global Health

Wolfgang Högler et al. AIMS Public Health. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Food fortification; folic acid; iodine; iron; micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs); prevention; rickets; vitamin B complex; vitamin D.

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Conflicts of Interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Countries Which Adopted Mandatory Fortification of Wheat and Maize Flour and/or Rice.
Source: Food Fortification Initiative. Food control and monitoring. Website: Available at: http://www.ffinetwork.org/global_progress/LegislationAugust2015.jpg (Accessed 27 October 2015).
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