Adoption of Moringa oleifera to combat under-nutrition viewed through the lens of the "Diffusion of innovations" theory

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 212-225

  Thurber, Melanie D ^a   Fahey, Jed W ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion of innovations theory; Moringa oleifera; Nutrient supplement

Indexed keywords

PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

CROP PLANT; DIET; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; MALNUTRITION; PROTEIN; THEORETICAL STUDY; TROPICAL REGION;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MASS COMMUNICATION; MORINGA OLEIFERA; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN INTAKE;

DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; MORINGA OLEIFERA; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANT PROTEINS;

MORINGA OLEIFERA;

EID: 70449417910     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: 15435237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670240902794598     Document Type: Article

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