Diet in an urban Papua New Guinea population with high levels of cardiovascular risk factors

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 311-324

  Hodge, Allison M ^a   Montgomery, Janice ^a   Dowse, Gary K ^a   Mavo, Barnabas ^b   Watt, Tahlia ^c   Alpers, Michael P ^d   Zimmet, Paul Z ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b PORT MORESBY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Papua New Guinea)

^c Department of Health ^*  (Papua New Guinea)

^d PAPUA NEW GUINEA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Food consumption; Nutrient intake; Papua New Guinea; Urban

Indexed keywords

DIETARY CHANGE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH IMPACT; URBAN AREA;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0030430160     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670244.1996.9991500     Document Type: Article

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