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Staple crops biofortified with increased micronutrient content: effects on vitamin and mineral status, as well as health and cognitive function in the general population. (Protocol)

Maria N Garcia-Casal, Juan Pablo Peña-Rosas, Helena Pachón, Luz Maria De-Regil, Elizabeth Centeno Tablante, and Monica C Flores-Urrutia.

Published: August 4, 2016

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The present protocol evaluates benefits and harms of biofortification of staple crops on vitamin and mineral status, health and cognitive function in the general population. This protocol outlines appropriate methods for a future systematic review

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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD012311/full

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