Food security, malnutrition, and obesity in India: A correlational study
), Zhikun Peng(2), Yuefei Yu(3), Xin Han(4),
(1) School of Business Administration, Northeastern University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province 110000, China
(2) Laboratory and Equipment Management Office, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
(3) Taizhou College, Nanjing Normal University, Taizhou, China
(4) The institute of Silk Road Economics and Management, Xinjiang University of Finance & Economics, Xinjiang Province, China, Wulumuqi City, China; Jiangsu Rongzer Information Technology Corp. Jiangsu Province, Nanjing City ,210049
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