Foods frequently eaten by high school students in a high density area in Zimbabwe

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-145

  Nkungula, Alice ^a   Harris, Ellen W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Food frequency; High school students; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

DIET; STUDENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 18844396845     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670240590923541     Document Type: Article

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