The validation of a test to measure knowledge about the fat content of food products

Nutrition and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 331-339

  Steenhuis, I H M ^a   Brug, J ^a   Van Assema, P ^a   Imbos, Tj ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DATA COLLECTION; DIETARY FATS; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0029689692     PISSN: 02601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026010609601000404     Document Type: Article

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