Urbanization influences dietary habits of Cypriot children: The CYKIDS study

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 69-77

  Lazarou, Chrystalleni ^a,c   Kalavana, Theano ^b  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^c NONE   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Cyprus; Dietary patterns; Mediterranean diet; Nutrition transition; Traditional; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYPRUS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; EATING HABIT; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; URBANIZATION;

EID: 63649152096     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-8054-0     Document Type: Article

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