Development of a questionnaire to assess knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in American Indian children

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Stevens, June ^a   Cornell, Carol E ^b   Story, Mary ^b   French, Simone A ^b   Levin, Sarah ^b   Becenti, Alberta ^b   Gittelsohn, Joel ^b   Going, Scott B ^b   Reid, Raymond ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

American Indians; Attitudes; Behaviors; Children; Knowledge; Pathways; Questionnaire development; Reliability; Schools

Indexed keywords

AGE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0032932726     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/69.4.773s     Document Type: Article

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