Community intervention for the emerging epidemic of non-communicable diseases

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 56-62

  Puoane, Thandi ^a   Bradley, Hazel ^a   Hughes, Gail ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; LIPID DIET; NUTRITION; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOUTH AFRICA; TRAINING; VEGETABLE;

EID: 37849187025     PISSN: 10118578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2006.11734094     Document Type: Article

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