Dietary habits contributing to the cancer prevention among health college students in Turkey

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 963-968

  Nogay, Nalan Hakime ^a   Akinci, Ayse Cil ^a   Sert, Havva ^b   Kurtulus, Zeynep ^c   Gedik, Selda ^d  

^a KIRKLARELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SAKARYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cancer; Dietary habits; Prevention; Turkey; University students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871690770     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.3.963     Document Type: Article

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