Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to fruit and vegetable consumption of high school students

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 244-250

  Beech, Bettina M ^a   Rice, Rochelle ^a   Myers, Leann ^a   Johnson, Carolyn ^a   Nicklas, Theresa A ^a  

^a Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Attitudes and Practices; Dietary studies; Ethnic differences; Gender differences; Knowledge; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; MALE; SEX FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 0032944916     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(98)00108-6     Document Type: Article

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