Dietary diversity and adequacy of women caregivers in a peri-urban informal settlement in South Africa

Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 420-427

  Oldewage Theron, Wilna ^a   Kruger, Rozanne ^b  

^a VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUNGER; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NEGRO; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; HUNGER; INCOME; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 79952453404     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2010.05.013     Document Type: Article

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