Epidemiological and nutrition transition in developing countries: Impact on human health and development

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 82-90

  Amuna, Paul ^a   Zotor, Francis B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Double burden of disease; Epidemiological and nutritional transition; HIV AIDS; Millennium development goals; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BED NET; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIFESTYLE; MALARIA; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIET; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; OBESITY; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 38749122500     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665108006058     Document Type: Conference Paper

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