Determinants of changes in dietary patterns among Chinese immigrants: A cross-sectional analysis

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Rosenmöller, Doenja L ^a   Gasevic, Danijela ^b   Seidell, Jaap ^a   Lear, Scott A ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BODY MASS; CANADA; CHINA; CHINESE; EATING HABIT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FRUIT; FRYING; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; VEGETABLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CANADA; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79955945403     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-8-42     Document Type: Article

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