Body weight, eating practices and nutritional knowledge amongst university nursing students, Eastern Cape, South Africa

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  • Violet L. van den Berg
  • Alice P. Okeyo
  • Andre Dannhauser
  • Mariette Nel
چکیده

How to cite this article: Van den Berg VL, Okeyo AP, Dannhauser A, Nel M. Body weight, eating practices and nutritional knowledge amongst university nursing students, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2012;4(1), Art. #323, 9 pages. http:// dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm. v4i1.323 Background: Health care workers need to be equipped to deal with the increasing obesity and obesity-related morbidity occurring in developing countries.

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دوره 4  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2012