Evolution of well-being and happiness after increases in consumption of fruit and vegetables

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 106, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1504-1510

  Mujcic, Redzo ^a   Oswald, Andrew J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN; EATING; FRUIT; HAPPINESS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; UNEMPLOYMENT; VEGETABLE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SATISFACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET RECORDS; FEMALE; FRUIT; HAPPINESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84978285055     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303260     Document Type: Article

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