Regional trade and the nutrition transition: Opportunities to strengthen NCD prevention policy in the Southern African development community

Global Health Action

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Thow, Anne Marie ^a   Sanders, David ^b   Drury, Eliza ^a   Puoane, Thandi ^b   Chowdhury, Syeda N ^a   Tsolekile, Lungiswa ^b   Negin, Joel ^c  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Food; Health; Nutrition; Southern Africa; Trade

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CATERING SERVICE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET; FAST FOOD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIET; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SNACKS;

EID: 84948784068     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v8.28338     Document Type: Article

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