The rocky road from roots to rice: A review of the changing food and nutrition situation in Papua New Guinea

Papua and New Guinea Medical Journal

Volumn , Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 151-163

  Saweri, W ^a,b  

^a Department of Health ^*  (Papua New Guinea)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHILD; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PROTEIN INTAKE; RICE; URBANIZATION;

ADULT; CHILD; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORYZA SATIVA; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; URBANIZATION;

EID: 0035469128     PISSN: 00311480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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