Food group categories of low-income African American women

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 157-164

  Lynch, Elizabeth B ^a   Holmes, Shane ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Culture; Food; Health behavior; Needs assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONSENSUS; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHICAGO; CONSENSUS; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955666608     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2010.02.011     Document Type: Article

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