Status and determinants of intra-household food allocation in rural Nepal

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2018, Pages 1524-1536

  Harris Fry, Helen A ^a,b   Paudel, Puskar ^c   Shrestha, Niva ^a,b   Harrisson, Tom ^b   Beard, B James ^a,b   Jha, Sonali ^c   Shrestha, Bhim P ^c   Manandhar, Dharma S ^c   Costello, Anthony M D L ^b,d   Cortina Borja, Mario ^e   Saville, Naomi M ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Mother and Infant Research Activities MIRA   (Nepal)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STARCH; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD ALLOCATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SECURITY; FRUIT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-IN-LAW; NEPAL; NUTRIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; VEGETABLE; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; CATERING SERVICE; DIET; FAMILY RELATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; NUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85040794739     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41430-017-0063-0     Document Type: Article

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