What do adults in Prince Edward Island know about nutrition?

Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 123-130

  Gottschall Pass, Kathy ^a   Reyno, Lauren ^a   MacLellan, Debbie ^a   Spidel, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b Department of Health and Social Services ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND;

EID: 34548570356     PISSN: 14863847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3148/68.3.2007.123     Document Type: Article

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