Socio-demographic inequalities in the diets of mid-aged Australian women

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 185-195

  Mishra, Gita ^a   Ball, K ^b   Patterson, A ^c   Brown, W ^d   Hodge, A ^e   Dobson, A ^d  

^a MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian women; Diet; Foods; Nutrients; Population sample

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAD; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LEAFY VEGETABLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MEAT; MILK; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

VICTORIA;

EID: 13944275982     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602057     Document Type: Article

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