Evaluating Food Stamp Nutrition Education: Process for Development and Validation of Evaluation Measures

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 18-24

  Townsend, Marilyn S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

evaluation; FSNE; measure; reliability; validity

Indexed keywords

CATERING SERVICE; COMMUNITY CARE; DIET; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIET; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646452015     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2005.11.008     Document Type: Article

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