Identifying foods commonly consumed by the Jamaican population: The focus group approach

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-86

  Samuda, Pauline M ^a   Cook, Richard A ^a   Cook, Cristanna M ^b   Henry, Fitzroy ^c  

^a 5749 Merrill Hall ^*  (United States)

^b Medical Care Development   (United States)

^c UWI Campus   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CHILD; CITRUS FRUIT; DATA BASE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; JAMAICA; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PEA; RICE; VEGETABLE;

CITRUS; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA CAYENENSIS; GALLUS GALLUS; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0031939810     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637489809086407     Document Type: Article

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