Food aversions and cravings during pregnancy: prevalence and significance for maternal nutrition in Ethiopia

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 20-26

  Demissie, Tsegaye ^a   Muroki, N M ^b   Kogi Makau, Wambui ^b  

^a Health and Nutrition Research Institute   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVERSIONS; FOOD CRAVING; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 0031849156     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482659801900104     Document Type: Article

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