Demographic and socioeconomic determinants of variation in food and nutrient intake in an andean community

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 407-417

  Berti, Peter R ^a,b   Leonard, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diet; Ecuador; Food; Interindividual and intraindividual variation; Nutrients; SES

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; NUTRIENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; ECUADOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0031944326     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199804)105:4<407::AID-AJPA1>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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