Factors associated with food choices among Greek primary school students: A cluster analysis in the ELPYDES study

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 266-273

  Risvas, Grigoris ^a,b   Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B ^a   Chrysanthopoulou, Stavroula ^a   Karasouli, Konstantina ^b   Matalas, Antonia Leda ^a   Zampelas, Antonis ^b  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Statistical methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; SCHOOL; STUDENT;

CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GREECE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 54249170038     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdn039     Document Type: Article

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