Integrated nutrition science: From theory to practice in South Africa

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 6 A, 2005, Pages 760-765

  Vorster, H H ^a   Margetts, B M ^a   Venter, C S ^a   Wissing, M P ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biopsychosocial health; Culture; Environment; Holistic approach; Low income countries; Middle income countries; Multi and transdisciplinarity; Nutrition transition; Urbanisation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENTAL HEALTH; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OBESITY; PHILOSOPHY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; URBANIZATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD SUPPLY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; NUTRITION DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOUTH AFRICA;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 27144546422     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2005775     Document Type: Review

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