Insights on food and nutrition in the Federated States of Micronesia: A review of the literature

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-17

  Englberger, Lois ^a   Marks, Geoffrey C ^a   Fitzgerald, Maureen H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child feeding; Chronic disease; Dietary patterns; Infant nutrition; Local foods; Micronesia; Nutritional status; Review; Vitamin A deficiency

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD NUTRITION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; FOOD; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE STYLE; MICRONESIA; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0037327149     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2002364     Document Type: Article

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