Food scarcity, not economic constraint limits consumption in a rural Aboriginal community

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 108-112

  Scelza, Brooke A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aborigines; Anthropology; Diet; Food security

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATERING SERVICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DIET; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FLOODING; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; POLITICS; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS;

COMMERCE; DIET; FINANCING, PERSONAL; FLOODS; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; POLITICS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84861469251     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2012.01270.x     Document Type: Article

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