Intervening to change the diets of low-income women

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 210-215

  Davies, Jennifer A ^a   Damani, P ^b   Margetts, Barrie M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Southampton City Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black and minority ethnic communities; Dietary changes; Peer led education approach

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MINORITY GROUP; PREVALENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; COMMUNITY CARE; COOKING; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; NUTRITION; POVERTY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ASIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COOKERY; DIET; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; POVERTY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 68149091455     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665109001128     Document Type: Conference Paper

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