Knowledge of dietary supplement label information among female supplement users

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 291-296

  Miller, Carla K ^a   Russell, Teri ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary supplements; Health promotion; Knowledge; Labeling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRODUCT LABELING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1442333475     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(03)00093-4     Document Type: Article

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