Nutritional transition: A public health challenge in developing countries

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 804-805

  Kapoor, S K ^a   Anand, K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUTRITION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

BRAZIL; CHINA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; INDIA; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OVERNUTRITION; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0036837984     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.56.11.804     Document Type: Editorial

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