The possible impact of inflation on nutritionally vulnerable households in a developing country using South Africa as a case study

Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 254-267

  Schonfeldt H C ^a   Gibson, N ^a   Vermeulen, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Developing country; Household; Inflation; Nutrition; Vulnerable

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955818938     PISSN: 14719827     EISSN: 14673010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-3010.2010.01837.x     Document Type: Article

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