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The Economics of Nutritional Interventions

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Nutrition and Health in Developing Countries

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Nutrition is a basic need, and as such one of the desired outcomes of economic development. There are compelling reasons for investing in nutrition other than its economic benefits. Nevertheless, quantifying these economic benefits can be useful in order to advocate increased resources for nutrition programs. Economic analysis can also help to make informed decisions about the type of nutrition interventions to fund.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Division of Ocular Immunology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Richard D. Semba MD, MPH

  2. Helen Keller International — Regional Headquarters, Jakarta, Indonesia

    Martin W. Bloem MD, PhD

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Horton, S. (2001). The Economics of Nutritional Interventions. In: Semba, R.D., Bloem, M.W. (eds) Nutrition and Health in Developing Countries. Nutrition ◊ and ◊ Health. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-225-8_21

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