Socio-economic differences in the consumption of vegetables, fruit and berries in Russian and Finnish Karelia: 1992-2007

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-42

  Paalanen, Laura ^a   Prättälä, Ritva ^a   Palosuo, Hannele ^a   Laatikainen, Tiina ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finland; fruit; Russia; socio economic factors; vegetables

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRUIT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RUSSIA; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 79251472158     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp233     Document Type: Article

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