Breakfast skipping and its associated factors among undergraduates in a public university in Kuala Lumpur

Malaysian Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-174

  Moy, F M ^a   Johari, S ^a   Ismail, Y ^a   Mahad, R ^a   Tie, F H ^a   Wan Ismail, W M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Breakfast skipping; Undergraduates

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952935883     PISSN: 1394035X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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