Randomized trial testing the effect of peer education at increasing fruit and vegetable intake

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 91, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 1491-1500

  Buller, David B ^a   Morrill, Calvin ^b   Taren, Douglas ^b   Aickin, Mikel ^d   Sennott Miller, Lee ^b   Buller, Mary Klein ^f   Larkey, Linda ^c   Alatorre, Carlos ^e   Wentzel, Thomas M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^e ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0033200175     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/91.17.1491     Document Type: Article

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