Religiosity, dietary habit, intake of fruit and vegetable, and vegetarian status among Seventh-Day Adventists in West Malaysia

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 675-686

  Tan, Min Min ^a   Chan, Carina K Y ^b   Reidpath, Daniel D ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diet; Fruit and vegetable intake; Religion; Religiosity; Spirituality; Vegetarian

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DIET; FRUIT; MALAYSIA; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; RELIGION; SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST; VEGETABLE; VEGETARIAN; ADOLESCENT; AGED; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTESTANTISM; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTESTANTISM; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VEGETABLES; VEGETARIANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961640936     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-016-9736-8     Document Type: Article

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