A qualitative study of perceived barriers to fruit and vegetable consumption among low-income populations, North Carolina, 2011

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Haynes Maslow, Lindsey ^a   Parsons, Sarah E ^b   Wheeler, Stephanie B ^c   Leone, Lucia A ^c  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POVERTY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL CLASS; STANDARD; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; OBESITY; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL CLASS; TRANSPORTATION; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877653578     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5888/pcd10.120206     Document Type: Article

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