Nutrition ecology-A concept for systemic nutrition research and integrative problem solving

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-17

  Schneider, Katja ^a   Hoffmann, Ingrid ^b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complexity; Knowledge integration; Multidimensionality; Nutrition ecology

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; ECOLOGY; FOOD SUPPLY; INNOVATION; NUTRITION;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ECOLOGY; HEALTH; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PROBLEM SOLVING;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; ECOLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 78651082295     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: 15435237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2010.524101     Document Type: Article

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