Characteristics associated with organic food consumption during pregnancy; Data from a large cohort of pregnant women in Norway

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Torjusen, Hanne ^a,b   Brantsæter, Anne Lise ^a   Haugen, Margaretha ^a   Lieblein, Geir ^c   Stigum, Hein ^a   Roos, Gun ^b   Holmboe Ottesen, Gerd ^d   Meltzer, Helle Margrete ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b Statens institutt for forbruksforskning   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORWAY; ORGANIC FOOD; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD, ORGANIC; HUMANS; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650263951     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-775     Document Type: Article

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