Eating Habits among Adolescents in Rural Southern Appalachia

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 577-580

  Wu, Tiejian ^a,b   Stoots, James Michael ^a   Florence, James E ^a   Floyd, Michael R ^b   Snider, Jeromy Blake ^a   Ward, Ryan D ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b East Tennessee State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Eating habits; Social norms; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; APPALACHIAN REGION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OBESITY; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; POVERTY AREAS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 34248641705     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.12.018     Document Type: Article

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