"No somos iguales": The effect of household economic standing on women's energy intake in the Andes

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2291-2300

  Graham, Margaret A ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic variation; Energy undernutrition; Peru; Seasonality; Women

Indexed keywords

FOOD CONSUMPTION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD INTAKE; HARVEST PERIOD; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MONEY; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERU; POVERTY; PURCHASING; RISK; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; PERU; POVERTY; RURAL HEALTH; SEASONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 1642503932     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2003.08.018     Document Type: Article

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