Intraclass correlation for measures from a middle school nutrition intervention study: Estimates, correlates, and applications

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 666-679

  Murray, David M ^a   Phillips, Glenn A ^a   Birnbaum, Amanda S ^b   Lytle, Leslie A ^b  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; EDUCATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUTRITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT; TYPES OF STUDY; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MINNESOTA; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NUTRITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VEGETABLES;

EID: 0035651010     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109019810102800602     Document Type: Article

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