Influence on diet, health behaviors and their outcome in select ethnocultural and religious groups

Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 223-230

  Shatenstein, Bryna ^a   Ghadirian, Parviz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culture; Diet; Ethnic groups; Health behaviors; Religion

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNIC GROUP; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REVIEW; BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; LIFESTYLE;

BEHAVIOR; CULTURE; DIET; ETHNIC GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; RELIGION;

EID: 0031987348     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-9007(97)00425-5     Document Type: Article

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