African stakeholders’ views of research options to improve nutritional status in sub-Saharan Africa
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African stakeholders' views of research options to improve nutritional status in sub-Saharan Africa.
BACKGROUND Setting research priorities for improving nutrition in Africa is currently ad hoc and there is a need to shift the status quo in the light of slow progress in reducing malnutrition. This study explored African stakeholders' views on research priorities in the context of environmental and socio-demographic changes that will impact on nutritional status in Africa in the coming years. ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Health Policy and Planning
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0268-1080,1460-2237
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czu087