Fruits and vegetables consumption and associated factors among in-school adolescents in five Southeast Asian countries

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3575-3587

  Peltzer, Karl ^a,b   Pengpid, Supa ^b  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Fruits; Health compromising behaviours; Psychosocial correlates; Southeast asian countries; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868108566     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9103575     Document Type: Article

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