Mass media information and adherence to Mediterranean diet: Results from the Moli-sani study

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 589-597

  Bonaccio, Marialaura ^a   Di Castelnuovo, Augusto ^a   Costanzo, Simona ^a   De Lucia, Francesca ^a   Olivieri, Marco ^a   Donati, Maria Benedetta ^a   De Gaetano, Giovanni ^a   Iacoviello, Licia ^a   Bonanni, Americo ^a  

^a Fondazione di Ricerca e Cura Giovanni Paolo II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mass media exposure Mediterranean diet Cardiovascular risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION;

ADULT; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84863780831     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0327-8     Document Type: Article

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