A computer-assisted instructional program for teaching portion size versus serving size

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-35

  Daggett, Luann M ^a,b   Rigdon, Katherine L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIETETICS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PORTION SIZE; TEACHING;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DIETETICS; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENU PLANNING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL; RISK FACTORS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644827810     PISSN: 07370016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327655jchn2301_3     Document Type: Article

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