Fruit and vegetable consumption among college students in Arkansas and Florida: Food culture vs. health knowledge

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 63-89

  Schroeter, Christiane ^a   House, Lisa ^b   Lorence, Argelia ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Food culture; Fruit and vegetable consumption; Health knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 34648830911     PISSN: 15592448     EISSN: 15592448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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