Food security in south africa: A review of national surveys

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 891-899

  Labadarios, Demetre ^a   Mchiza, Zandile June Rose ^a   Steyn, Nelia Patricia ^a   Gericke, Gerda ^b   Maunder, Eleni Maria Winifred ^c   Davids, Yul Derek ^a   Parker, Whadi ah ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD SECURITY; HUNGER;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; HUNGER; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALNUTRITION; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AFRICA; STUNTING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INFANT; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 82555193786     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.089243     Document Type: Article

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