Towards understanding the new food environment for refugees from the Horn of Africa in Australia

Health and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 969-976

  Wilson, A ^a   Renzaho, A M N ^a   McCabe, M ^a   Swinburn, B ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

African refugees; Food attitudes; Food supply; Intergenerational; Nutrition information

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN IMMIGRANT; ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; BODY SIZE; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; DIET; FOOD SUPPLY; NUTRITION; OBESITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFUGEE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BODY BUILD; BODY SIZE; CATERING SERVICE; COMMUNITY; CULTURAL VALUE; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITION; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFUGEE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77955333671     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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