Household trials with very small samples predict responses to nutrition counseling intervention

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 343-349

  Valle, Neiva J ^a   Santos, Iná ^a   Gigante, Denise P ^a   Gonçalves, Helen ^a   Martines, José ^b   Pelto, Gretel H ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Child feeding; Dietary behavior change; Dietary intervention; Household trials (HHT); Nutrition counseling; Trials of improved practices (TIPs)

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; NUTRITION;

BRAZIL; PELOTAS; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 1042275431     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650302400404     Document Type: Article

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