Community-level interventions for improving access to food in low- and middle-income countries

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2015, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Durao, Solange ^a   Schoonees, Anel ^b   Ramokolo, Vundli ^a   Oliveira, Julicristie Machado de ^c   Kristjansson, Elizabeth ^d  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO FOOD; ARTICLE; CHILD NUTRITION; COMMUNITY CARE; DIETARY INTAKE; ELDERLY CARE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUNGER; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; MINORITY GROUP; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNEMPLOYMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 85018081813     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011504     Document Type: Article

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