Indo-Fijian children's BMI: In the context of urbanization, embodied capital, and food choice trade-offs

Human Nature

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 209-224

  Neill, Dawn B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Embodied capital; Human behavioral ecology; Indo Fijian; Maternal employment; Nutrition transition; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

EID: 35648957203     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-007-9011-3     Document Type: Article

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