Exploring Perceptions of the Food Environment Amongst Congolese, Somalis and Zimbabweans Living in Cape Town

International Migration

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 78-87

  Hunter Adams, Jo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; AFRICAN IMMIGRANT; DIET; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SECURITY; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; NUTRITION; PERCEPTION;

CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 85024476353     PISSN: 00207985     EISSN: 14682435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imig.12274     Document Type: Article

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