Reported barriers to eating more fruit and vegetables before and after participation in a randomized controlled trial: A qualitative study

Health Education Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 165-174

  John, Jeyanthi H ^a   Ziebland, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BUDGET; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; SELF DISCLOSURE; VEGETABLES;

EID: 1942509457     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyg016     Document Type: Article

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