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• Aguayo VM, Ross J. The Monetary Value of Human Milk in Francophone West Africa: A PROFILES Analysis for Nutrition Policy Communication. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 2002; 23:153-161.
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• Aguayo VM, Ross J, Saunero R, Tórrez A, Johnston R. Valor monetario de la leche maternal en Bolivia. Revista Panamericana de Salud Pùblica 2001; 10:249-256.
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• Aguayo V, Scott S and Ross J, Sierra Leone - Investing in nutrition to reduce poverty: a call for action, Public Health Nutrition: 6(&), 653-657, May 7, 2003.
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• Burkhalter BR, Abel E, Aguayo V, Diene SM, Parlato MB, Ross JS. Nutrition advocacy and national development: the PROFILES programme and its application. Bulletin of the World Health Organisation 1999; 77:407-15.
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• Burkhalter BR, Aguayo V, Diene SM, Parlato MB, Ross JS. PROFILES: A Data-based Approach to Nutrition Advocacy and Policy Development, BASICS Project, Arlington, 1998.
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• Guyon A, Bery R, Sommerfelt E. Quantifying the Economic Impact of Health Issues, AED Connections, Spring 2009.
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• Horton S, Opportunities for Investment in Nutrition in Low-income Asia, Asian Development Review, Volume 17, Number 1 and 2: pp.246-273, Asian Development Bank, 1999.
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• León-Cava N, Lutter C, Ross J, Martin L. Quantifying the Benefits of Breastfeeding: A Summary of the Evidence. Washington, DC: Pan American Health Organization, 2002.
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• Menon P, Bringing nutrition into the political and technical mainstream: the role of effective communication, in United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition the 7th Abraham Horwitz Lecture, November 26, July 2003
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• Ross J, Horton S. Economic Consequences of Iron Deficiency. Ottawa: Micronutrient Initiative. 1998.
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• Ross, J., Heymann, H. and Aguayo, V.: A Guide for Calculating the Benefits of Breastfeeding (BOB). Washington, DC: Academy for Educational Development, 2006.
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• Sanghvi, T., Ross, J., and Heymann, H.: Why is Reducing Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies Critical for Development? In Food and Nutrition Bulletin, vol. 28. no. 1 (supplement). Tokyo: The United Nations University Press, 2007. (Part I)
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***PROFILES has been used for multi-country data analysis in the production of the MI / UNICEF Global Damage Report. Please refer to the data tables at the end of the report.
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