Are we paying enough attention to adolescent nutrition?

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-146

  Margetts, Barrie ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; EDITORIAL; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEAT; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; OVERNUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOUTH AFRICA; FEMALE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBERTY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PUBERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 62249160798     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980008004643     Document Type: Editorial

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