Why do women of low socioeconomic status have poorer dietary behaviours than women of higher socioeconomic status? A qualitative exploration

Appetite

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 334-343

  Inglis, V ^a,b   Ball, K ^a   Crawford, D ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost; Dietary behaviours; Mechanisms; Socioeconomic status; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; WORK;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 27744528042     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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