Food acquisition habits in a group of African refugees recently settled in Australia

Health and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 934-941

  Pereira, Carolina A N ^a   Larder, Nicolette ^a   Somerset, Shawn ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dietary acculturation; Food acquisition; Food desert; Food neighbourhood; Refugees

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; AFRICAN IMMIGRANT; DIET; EDUCATION; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; NEIGHBORHOOD; REFUGEE;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; TRAVEL; VEGETABLE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77955332292     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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