The relationship between relative deprivation and adult nutritional status in rural Zambia

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 800-805

  Cole, Steven M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY MASS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SEASON; SOCIAL CLASS; ZAMBIA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; BODY MASS INDEX; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; SOCIAL CLASS; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84867744364     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22320     Document Type: Article

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