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Staff in the Cambridge office for the United Nations University projects on food and nutrition
Dr. Nevin S. Scrimshaw, Project Director for Food and
Nutrition, and Editor, Food and Nutrition Bulletin
Mrs. Sarah Jeffries, Editorial Consultant, Food and Nutrition
Bulletin*
Ms. Karen Mitzner. Supplements Editor*
Ms. Rebecca Chamberlain, Fellowship Officer*
*Part time.
(c) The United Nations University, 1988
WHFNB-39/UNUP-708
ISBN 92-808-0708-0
ISSN 0379-5721
Printed in Hong Kong
Editor's introduction
Nutrition of women in developing countries
Women's role in food production and nutrition: Implications for their quality of life
The role of women in income production and intra-household allocation of resources as a determinant of child nutrition and health
The zero-sum game: A framework for examining women and nutrition
The importance of women's involvement in economic activities in the improvement of child nutrition and health
Coping strategies of destitute women in Bangladesh
Energy expenditure, duration of activities, and physical work capacities of Burmese women weavers
Mothers' nutrition knowledge and child nutritional status in India
Distribution of vitamin-A capsules for the prevention and control of vitamin-A deficiency in Bangladesh
The bubble chart: An update on its development