Attitudes to healthy eating among a representative sampling of Croatian adults: A comparison with Mediterranean countries

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL. 7, 2009, Pages 11-29

  Ranilović, Jasmina ^a   Markovina, Jerko ^b   Žnidar, Krešimir ^c   Barić, Irena Colić ^d  

^a Podravka   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c Prizma Marketing   (Croatia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Croatia; Healthy eating; Mediterranean countries; Sources of information

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROATIA; DIET; DIET THERAPY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CROATIA; DIET; DIET THERAPY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OVERWEIGHT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951442641     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09637480802167425     Document Type: Article

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