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    Susan Horton

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

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  2. Nutrition and HIV/AIDS Policy, United Nations World Food Programme, Rome, Italy

    Martin W. Bloem MD, PhD

  3. Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Martin W. Bloem MD, PhD

  4. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA

    Martin W. Bloem MD, PhD

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Horton, S. (2008). The Economics of Nutritional Interventions. In: Semba, R.D., Bloem, M.W., Piot, P. (eds) Nutrition and Health in Developing Countries. Nutrition and Health Series. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-464-3_32

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