Dietary patterns and their association with sociodemographic characteristics and perceived academic stress of college students in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 36-43

  Fabián, Carla ^a   Pagán, Ideliz ^a   Ríos, Josué L ^a   Betancourt, Jesmari ^a   Cruz, Sonia Y ^a   González, Anaisa M ^a   Palacios, Cristina ^a   González, Michael J ^a   Rivera Soto, Winna T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Academic stress; College students; Dietary patterns

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PUERTO RICO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; PUERTO RICO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875199999     PISSN: 07380658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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