Volume 10 No. 6  November, 2004

Letter from the Editor

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Invited Papers  
Foreword ( PDF )

Two decades of nutrition assessment in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: scope, methodologies and dissemination

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Dietetic practice: the past, present and future ( PDF )
Regional overview of maternal and child malnutrition: trends, interventions and outcomes ( PDF )
Managing nutritional programmes in developing countries ( PDF )
Nutrition in humanitarian crises ( PDF )
Iron deficiency anaemia – an old enemy ( PDF )

Experiences in the prevention, control and elimination of iodine deficiency disorders: a regional perspective

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Food fortification: good to have or need to have? ( PDF )
Noncommunicable diseases: risk factors and regional strategies for prevention and care ( PDF )
Overweight and obesity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: can we control it? ( PDF )
Food safety: current situation, unaddressed issues and the emerging priorities ( PDF )

Research Papers

 
Maternal anaemia and its impact on perinatal outcome in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan ( PDF )
Iron status of babies born to iron-deficient anaemic mothers in an Iranian hospital ( PDF )
Is stored expressed breast milk an alternative for working Egyptian mothers? ( PDF )

Nutritional assessment of lactating women in Shiraz in relation to recommended dietary allowances

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An intervention programme for improving the nutritional status of children aged 2–5 years in Alexandria ( PDF )

Multidisciplinary intervention for reducing malnutrition among children in the Islamic Republic of Iran

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Survey of dietary habits of in-school adolescents in Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic ( PDF )
Urinary iodine and other iodine deficiency indicators in a sample of school-age children in Egypt ( PDF )
Knowledge, attitudes and sources of information on breastfeeding among medical professionals in Baghdad ( PDF )
Dietary fat and breast cancer in Saudi Arabia: a case–control study

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Obesity and cardiovascular disease risk factors in Tehran adults: a population-based study

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Review  
Food habits of the Egyptians: newly emerging trends

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Reports

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Anaemia among schoolchildren in Qena Governorate, Upper Egypt  
Urinary iodine/creatinine ratio in patients with stomach cancer in Urmia, Islamic Republic of Iran

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Recent WHO publications on nutrition

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Bibliography of papers on nutrition published in the Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

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Eastern Mediterranean health journal reviewers’ panel, 20041

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