Healthy indexes in public health practice and research: A review

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 317-327

  Arvaniti, Fotini ^a   Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B ^b,c  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Diet; Index; Pattern; Score

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIET; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DIET; HUMANS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 42149176020     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408390701326268     Document Type: Article

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