Seasonality

Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition

Volumn 4-4, Issue , 2012, Pages 178-185

  Branca, F ^a   D'Acapito, P ^a  

^a Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca per gli Alimenti e la Nutrizione   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agroclimatic seasonality; Dietary intakes; Food availability; Nutritional impact; Seasonal changes; Seasonal patterns of disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982148450     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-375083-9.00247-6     Document Type: Chapter

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