Dietary diversity of formal and informal residents in Johannesburg, South Africa

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Drimie, Scott ^a   Faber, Mieke ^b   Vearey, Jo ^c   Nunez, Lorena ^c  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dietary diversity score; Informal settlements; Johannesburg; Nutrition security

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; CATERING SERVICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; FAMILY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885811525     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-911     Document Type: Article

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