Consumption of nutritional supplements among adolescents: Usage and perceived benefits

Health Education Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 98-107

  O'Dea, Jennifer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE; MINERAL; UBIDECARENONE; VITAMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENERGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MILK; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT; TASTE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0037324285     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/18.1.98     Document Type: Article

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