Management issues related to effectively implementing a nutrition education program using peer educators

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 284-292

  Taylor, Terry ^a   Serrano, Elena ^a   Anderson, Jennifer ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Hispanic Americans; Low income population; Peer educator

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035457559     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1499-4046(06)60293-5     Document Type: Article

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