Determinants of eating behaviour in university students: A qualitative study using focus group discussions

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Deliens, Tom ^a   Clarys, Peter ^a   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^b   Deforche, Benedicte ^a,b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Determinants; Eating behaviour; Focus groups; University students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892465901     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-53     Document Type: Article

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