Between-Group Differences in Nutrition- and Health-Related Psychosocial Factors among US Adults and Their Associations with Diet, Exercise, and Weight Status

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Wang, Youfa ^a   Chen, Xiaoli ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary intake; Ethnicity; Nutrition; Psychosocial; Weight status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859084569     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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