Few differences found in the typical eating and physical activity habits of lower-level and upper-level university students

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 798-801

  Driskell, Judy A ^a   Kim, Young Nam ^a   Goebel, Kelly J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING HABIT; EXERCISE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNIVERSITY; WALKING;

ADULT; EATING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 19944420810     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2005.02.004     Document Type: Article

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