Low fruit and vegetable consumption in Mozambique: Results from a WHO STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 428-435

  Padrão, Patrícia ^a   Laszczyńska, Olga ^a,b   Silva Matos, Carla ^c   Damasceno, Albertino ^d   Lunet, Nuno ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

^c Mozambique Ministry of Health   (Mozambique)

^d EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Africa; Fruits; Mozambique; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; URBAN AREA; VEGETABLE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOZAMBIQUE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84856288413     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114511003023     Document Type: Review

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