Benefits of habit-based informational interventions: A randomised controlled trial of fruit and vegetable consumption

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 247-252

  Rompotis, Christopher J ^a   Grove, J Robert ^a   Byrne, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

dietary changes; fruit and vegetable consumption; habits; health messages

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDENT; TEXT MESSAGING; UNIVERSITY; VEGETABLE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; STUDENTS; TEXT MESSAGING; UNIVERSITIES; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901819648     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: 17536405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12232     Document Type: Article

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