Impact of fortified biscuits on micronutrient deficiencies among primary school children in Bangladesh

Alayne M. Adams; Rushdia Ahmed; A. H. M. Mahbub Latif; Sabrina Rasheed; Sumon K. Das; Enamul Hasib; Fahmida Dil Farzana; Farzana Ferdous; Shahnawaz Ahmed; ASG Faruque

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0174673

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Impact of fortified biscuits on micronutrient deficiencies among primary school children in Bangladesh

Alayne M. Adams,

Affiliations Health Systems and Population Studies Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh, James P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Department of International Health, Georgetown University, Washington DC, United States of America
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Rushdia Ahmed ,

* E-mail: rushdia@icddrb.org, ahmed.rushdia@yahoo.com

Affiliation Health Systems and Population Studies Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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A. H. M. Mahbub Latif,

Affiliations Institute of Statistical Research and Training, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology, St. Luke’s International University, Tokyo, Japan
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Sabrina Rasheed,

Affiliation Health Systems and Population Studies Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Sumon K. Das,

Affiliations Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Enamul Hasib,

Affiliation James P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Fahmida Dil Farzana,

Affiliation Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Farzana Ferdous,

Affiliation Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Shahnawaz Ahmed,

Affiliation Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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ASG Faruque

Affiliation Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Impact of fortified biscuits on micronutrient deficiencies among primary school children in Bangladesh

Alayne M. Adams,
Rushdia Ahmed,
A. H. M. Mahbub Latif,
Sabrina Rasheed,
Sumon K. Das,
Enamul Hasib,
Fahmida Dil Farzana,
Farzana Ferdous,
Shahnawaz Ahmed,
ASG Faruque

Published: April 5, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174673

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