Difficulty of healthy eating: A Rasch model approach

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1574-1580

  Henson, Spencer ^a   Blandon, Jose ^a   Cranfield, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Diet; Dietary guidelines; Healthy eating; Rasch model; Recommendations

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC METHOD; DIET; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MODEL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; EATING HABIT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; RASCH ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VALIDITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; ONTARIO; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

CANADA; GUELPH; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 77951652222     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.01.037     Document Type: Article

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