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FACTORS AFFECTING ABORIGINAL NUTRITION
Author(s) -
Sinclair Hazel
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1977.tb76808.x
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , geography , food habits , environmental health , medicine , population
A description of the past and present mode of living of Aboriginals in the Northern Territory Is followed by Information on sources of food. Other factors which have affected the nutritional situation are described. The article concludes with a discussion on the philosophical and socioeconomic aspects of improving Aboriginal nutrition.