Dietary beliefs and behaviour of a UK Somali population

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 116-121

  McEwen, Andy ^a   Straus, L ^b   Croker, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Diet; Ethnic minority; Food; Somali

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MINORITY GROUP; PASTA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RED MEAT; RICE; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOMALIA; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; DIET; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOMALIA; VEGETABLES;

EID: 62749154980     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2008.00939.x     Document Type: Article

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