Maternal work and childhood nutritional status among the Purari, Papua New Guinea

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 472-478

  Ulijaszek, Stanley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STARCH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; FEMALE; FISHING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHER; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PROTEIN INTAKE; WORK CAPACITY; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME;

AGRICULTURE; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY INTAKE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PLANTS; WORK;

EID: 0038388278     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.10186     Document Type: Article

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