Urbanization, lifestyle changes and the nutrition transition

World Development

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1905-1916

  Popkin, Barry M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary trends; Nutrition transition; Obesity; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

FOOD SECURITY; LIFESTYLE; NUTRITION; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; URBANIZATION;

EID: 0032702047     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(99)00094-7     Document Type: Article

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