Social position and nutrition: A gradient relationship in Canada and the USA

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 366-373

  Dubois, L ^a,b   Girard, M ^a  

^a CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Health inequalities; North America; Nutrition survey; Population health; Socio economic gradient

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIE; CANADA; CAUCASIAN; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035029036     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601165     Document Type: Article

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