Perceptions of community nutrition and health needs in the lower Mississippi delta: A key informant approach

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 266-277

  Yadrick, Kathleen ^a   Horton, Jacqueline ^b   Stuff, Janice ^c   McGee, Bernestine ^d   Bogle, Margaret ^e   Davis, Leroy ^f   Forrester, Ivis ^f   Strickland, Earline ^f   Casey, Patrick H ^g   Ryan, Donna ^h   Champagne, Catherine ^h   Mellad, Kirkland ^d   Neal, Edith ⁱ   Zaghloul, Sahar ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b WESTAT   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d AgCenter   (United States)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^f ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ NONE

Author keywords

Community; Health assessment; Interviews; Key informant; Nutrition assessment; Race; Rural

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035457412     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1499-4046(06)60291-1     Document Type: Article

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