Ecuadorian Andean women's nutrition varies with age and socioeconomic status

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 239-247

  Macdonald, Barbara ^a   Johns, Timothy ^b   Gray Donald, Katherine ^b   Receveur, Olivier ^c  

^a Canadian International Development Agency   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Andean; Ecuador; Micronutrients; Nutrition; Socioeconomic status; Women

Indexed keywords

AGE; GENDER ROLE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; WOMENS STATUS;

ANDES; ECUADOR; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 5744244961     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650402500303     Document Type: Article

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