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. 2023 Mar;11(3):e338.
doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00003-7.

Locally validated biomarker cutoffs should inform micronutrient deficiency burdens

Harshpal Singh Sachdev  1 , Santu Ghosh  2 , Arun Gupta  3 , Tinku Thomas  4 , Anura V Kurpad  5
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Locally validated biomarker cutoffs should inform micronutrient deficiency burdens

Harshpal Singh Sachdev et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2023 Mar.
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Conflict of interest statement

HSS designed the draft protocol of the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) with consultancy support from UNICEF, India. HSS and AVK were members of the Technical Advisory Committee of the CNNS, authorised by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India, to oversee its conduct and analysis. HSS is a member of expert groups of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Nutrition and Child Health. TT and SG had consultancy support for statistical analyses of the CNNS dataset from UNICEF, India. AG declares no competing interests. HSS, TT, and AVK are recipients of the Wellcome Trust–Department of Biotechnology India Alliance Clinical–Public Health Research Centre Grant (#IA/CRC/19/1/610006).

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