Nutrition intervention in ethnic minority groups

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 559-567

  Thomas, Jane ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnic minority groups; Health behaviour; Intervention strategies; Modifiable risk factors

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; ETHNIC GROUP; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; NUTRITION; RISK FACTOR;

BEHAVIOR; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CULTURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MINORITY GROUPS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITION POLICY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036870598     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS2002195     Document Type: Conference Paper

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