Female nutritional status across the life-span in sub-Saharan Africa. 1. Prevalence patterns

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 20-32

  Leslie, Joanne ^a   Ciemins, Elizabeth ^b   Essama, Suzanne Bibi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

AFRICA, (SUB-SAHARA);

EID: 0031411143     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482659701800105     Document Type: Article

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