Spousal similarities in fruit and vegetable consumption

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 369-377

  Macario, Everly ^a,b   Sorensen, Glorian ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fruits; Similarities; Spouse Pairs; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0031902425     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-12.6.369     Document Type: Article

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