Nutritional Concerns in Aboriginal Children Are Similar to Those in Non-Aboriginal Children in Prince Edward Island, Canada

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 951-955

  Taylor, Jennifer P ^a   Timmons, Vianne ^a   Larsen, Roberta ^a   Walton, Fiona ^a   Bryanton, Janet ^a   Critchley, Kim ^a   McCarthy, Mary Jean ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VEGETABLES;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA;

EID: 34248579876     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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