Behavioural counselling to increase consumption of fruit and vegetables in low income adults: Randomised trial

British Medical Journal

Volumn 326, Issue 7394, 2003, Pages 855-858

  Steptoe, Andrew ^a   Perkins Porras, Linda ^a   McKay, Catherine ^b   Rink, Elisabeth ^b   Hilton, Sean ^b   Cappuccio, Francesco P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; POTASSIUM ION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT COUNSELING; POTASSIUM EXCRETION; POTASSIUM URINE LEVEL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COUNSELING; DIET; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; URBAN HEALTH; VEGETABLES;

EID: 0037454372     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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