An exploration into the determinants of noncommunicable diseases among rural-to-urban migrants in periurban South Africa

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Stern, Ruth ^a   Puoane, Thandi ^a   Tsolekile, Lungiswa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIGRATION; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOUTH AFRICA; URBANIZATION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOUTH AFRICA; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 79954447475     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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