Casting health messages in terms of responsibility for dietary change: Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 114-120

  Williams Piehota, Pamela ^a   Cox, Ashley ^a   Silvera, Stephanie Navarro ^a   Mowad, Linda ^b   Garcia, Sharon ^a   Katulak, Nicole ^a   Salovey, Peter ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Food habits; Fruit and vegetables; Health behavior; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TELEPHONE; VEGETABLE;

EID: 3042569097     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60146-2     Document Type: Article

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