The nutrition transition: A gender perspective with reference to Brazil

Gender and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 439-452

  Hansford, Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brazil; Diet; Gender; Nutrition transition; Overweight; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149376815     PISSN: 13552074     EISSN: 13649221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13552074.2010.521990     Document Type: Article

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