The effect of a multicomponent professional development training on the beliefs and behaviors of community health educators concerning food irradiation

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 703-713

  Thompson, Britta M ^a   Knight, Stephanie L ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Community health educators; Food irradiation; Professional development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; EDUCATION; FOOD IRRADIATION; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DATA COLLECTION; FOOD IRRADIATION; HEALTH EDUCATORS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MIDDLE AGED; TEXAS;

EID: 33748183789     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198105285784     Document Type: Article

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