Dietary assessment of refugees living in camps: A case study of Mae La Camp, Thailand

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 360-367

  Banjong, Orapin ^a   Menefee, Andrea ^b   Sranacharoenpong, Kitti ^a   Chittchang, Uraiporn ^a   Eg kantrong, Pasamai ^a   Boonpraderm, Atitada ^a   Tamachotipong, Sopa ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Burmese Border Consortium   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Burma; Household consumption; Nutrition status; Refugees; Thailand

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REFUGEE;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

ANIMALIA; THAIS; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 1042290122     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650302400406     Document Type: Article

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