Nutrition education for cancer prevention among low-income populations: An extension of the EFNEP model

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-53

  Emmons, Karen M ^a,b   Macario, Everly ^a,b   Sorensen, Glorian ^a,b   Hunt, Mary Kay ^a   Rudd, Rima E ^b  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 0032647480     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3182(99)70384-5     Document Type: Article

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