The quality of nutritional information available on popular websites: A content analysis

Health Education Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 648-655

  Ostry, A ^a,b   Young, M L ^a   Hughes, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CANADA; COFFEE; FOOD GUIDE PYRAMID; FRUIT; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEGETABLE;

DIET; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 47249109757     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cym050     Document Type: Article

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