Cost-benefit analysis indicates the positive economic benefits of the expanded food and nutrition education program related to chronic disease prevention

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 26-37

  Rajgopal, Radhika ^a   Cox, Ruby H ^b   Lambur, Michael ^b   Lewis, Edwin C ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit cost ratio; Chronic disease; Cost benefit analysis; Economic evaluation; Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP); Nutrition education evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FOOD INTAKE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NUTRITION; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROPHYLAXIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE;

EID: 0036461337     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60225-X     Document Type: Article

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