Cancer prevention-related nutrition knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes of U.S. adults: 1992 NHIS cancer epidemiology supplement

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 131-138

  Harnack, Lisa ^a   Block, Gladys ^b   Subar, Amy ^c   Lane, Sylvia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 0032065654     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3182(98)70303-6     Document Type: Article

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