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. 2021 Aug;5(8):e28-e29.
doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(21)00168-1.

Micronutrient powders and diarrhoea risk in infants and young children

Parminder S Suchdev  1 , Maria Elena Jefferds  2 , Kathryn G Dewey  3 , Stanley Zlotkin  4 , Victor M Aguayo  5 , Saskia de Pee  6 , Klaus Kraemer  7 , Alison Greig  8 , Mandana Arabi  8 , Luz Maria De-Regil  9 ; Home Fortification Technical Advisory Group
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Micronutrient powders and diarrhoea risk in infants and young children

Parminder S Suchdev et al. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2021 Aug.
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Conflict of interest statement

The findings and conclusions of this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or WHO. The Home Fortification Technical Advisory Group (HF-TAG), hosted and chaired by Nutrition International, is a community of partners involved in home fortification, which includes micronutrient powders. The group is comprised of members from the public, private, academic and non-governmental organisation sectors with a mission to provide leadership by supporting well designed and effective home fortification interventions at scale for children and women, based on sound technical guidance and best practices. We declare no competing interests.

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