Consistency in women's orientations to food and nutrition in midlife and older age: A 10-year qualitative follow-up

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 215-223

  Edstrom, Katarina M ^a   Devine, Carol M ^b  

^a Sumner County Health Department   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Food choice; Life course; Midlife; Nutrition; Qualitative; Trajectories; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; ORIENTATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ORIENTATION; PERCEPTION;

EID: 0035411225     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1499-4046(06)60034-1     Document Type: Article

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