Perceived barriers to healthy eating and physical activity among adolescents in seven arab countries: A cross-cultural study

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Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Musaiger, Abdulrahman O ^a   Al Mannai, Mariam ^b   Tayyem, Reema ^c   Al Lalla, Osama ^d   Ali, Essa Y A ^e   Kalam, Faiza ^f   Benhamed, Mofida M ^g   Saghir, Sabri ^h   Halahleh, Ismail ⁱ   Djoudi, Zahra ^j   Chirane, Manel ^j  

^a Head of Arab Center for Nutrition   (Bahrain)

^b Department of Physics   (Bahrain)

^c HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^d Qilu University of Technology   (United Arab Emirates)

^e Elia Nutrition and Health Centre   (Kuwait)

^f Dietetic Clinic   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TRIPOLI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^h HEBRON UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

ⁱ Makassed Hospital   (Palestine)

^j NutriDar   (Algeria)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; JORDAN; KUWAIT; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PALESTINE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE EAST;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84890101581     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/232164     Document Type: Article

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