Testing mediating variables in a school-based nutrition intervention program

Health Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 51-60

  Reynolds, Kim D ^a   Yaroch, Amy L ^a   Franklin, Frank A ^b   Maloy, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Fruit and vegetable consumption; Mediators; Nutrition intervention; School based

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0036168786     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.21.1.51     Document Type: Article

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