Poverty and the state of nutrition in India

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 326-339

  Varadharajan, Kiruba S ^a   Thomas, Tinku ^a   Kurpad, Anura V ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Food security; India; Poverty; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; COST; DIET; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; INDIA; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

CHILD; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD SERVICES; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INDIA; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84883785114     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.2013.22.3.19     Document Type: Review

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