Educational attainment, perceived control and the quality of women's diets

Appetite

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 631-636

  Barker, Mary ^a   Lawrence, Wendy ^a   Crozier, Sarah ^a   Robinson, Siân ^a   Baird, Janis ^a   Margetts, Barrie ^a   Cooper, Cyrus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disadvantage; Educational attainment; Food choice; Perceived control; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATION; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD QUALITY; HUMAN; MEAT; NORMAL HUMAN; POTATO; PREDICTION; SUGAR INTAKE; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETABLE; VEGETARIAN DIET;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 67349187242     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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