Costs, cost-effectiveness, and context

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Global Nutrition, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA; Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA. Electronic address: renglestone@ucdavis.edu.
² Institute for Global Nutrition, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA; Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA.

Editorial

Reina Engle-Stone et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 Nov.

. 2022 Nov;116(5):1193-1194.

doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqac254. Epub 2023 Feb 10.

¹ Institute for Global Nutrition, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA; Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA. Electronic address: renglestone@ucdavis.edu.
² Institute for Global Nutrition, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA; Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA.

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Comment on

Cost-effectiveness of universal iron supplementation and iron-containing micronutrient powders for anemia among young children in rural Bangladesh: analysis of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
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