Seasonal dietary intakes and socioeconomic status among women in the terai of Nepal

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 198-216

  Campbell, Rebecca K ^a   Talegawkar, Sameera A ^a   Christian, Parul ^a   LeClerq, Steven C ^a,b   Khatry, Subarna K ^b   Wu, Lee S F ^a   West Jr , Keith P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Nepal Nutrition Intervention Project Sarlahi   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Dietary adequacy; Female; Food frequency; Interviews; Nepal; Rural population; Seasons; Socioeconomic factors; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; NEPAL; PHYSIOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; SEASON; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NEPAL; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84903434414     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: 20721315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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