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Impact of delivering iron-fortified salt through a school feeding program on child health, education and cognition: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in rural India

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  • Marion Krämer & Santosh Kumar & Sebastian Vollmer, 2018. "Impact of delivering iron-fortified salt through a school feeding program on child health, education and cognition: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in rural India," GlobalFood Discussion Papers 269560, Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen, GlobalFood, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.269560
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