Nutritional knowledge in European adolescents: Results from the HELENA (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence) study

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2083-2091

  Sichert Hellert, Wolfgang ^a   Beghin, Laurent ^b   De Henauw, Stefaan ^c   Grammatikaki, Evangelia ^d   Hallström, Lena ^e   Manios, Yannis ^d   Mesana, María I ^f   Molnár, Dénes ^g   Dietrich, Sabine ^h   Piccinelli, Raffaela ⁱ   Plada, Maria ^j   Sjöström, Michael ^e   Moreno, Luis A ^f   Kersting, Mathilde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^h MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

ⁱ ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

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Author keywords

Gender; Multiple choice test; Nutrition knowledge; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EUROPE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEAL; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; AGE FACTORS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEALS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84857203537     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980011001352     Document Type: Article

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