Determinants of western food adoption among hindu nepalese women living in the Kathmandu valley

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 205-214

  Smith, Chery ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; NEPAL; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; NEPAL; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84874209869     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22353     Document Type: Article

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