Meal composition and shift work performance

Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 38-40

  Love, Heather L ^a   Watters, Corilee A ^b   Chang, Wei Ching ^c  

^a Capital Health ^*

^b Capital Health Edmonton   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; COGNITION; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; TIME; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; EATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 18444362430     PISSN: 14863847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3148/66.1.2005.38     Document Type: Article

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