Farm commercialization and nutritional status of children: The case of the vegetables, fruits, and cash crops programme in western Nepal

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 445-453

  Sharma, Khem R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; FOOD SUPPLY; NUTRITION;

NEPAL;

EID: 0033494068     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482659902000409     Document Type: Article

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