Differences in dietary patterns of Vietnamese, White, African-American, and hispanic adolescents in Worcester, Mass

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 248-251

  Wiecha, John M ^a   Fink, Aliza K ^b   Wiecha, Jean ^c   Hebert, James ^d  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MALE; NEGRO; NUTRITION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHILD; DAIRY PRODUCTS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; QUESTIONNAIRES; VEGETABLES; VIETNAM;

EID: 0035259379     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(01)00064-5     Document Type: Article

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