Effectiveness of a nutrition intervention with rural low-income women

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-43

  Tessaro, Irene ^a,b   Rye, Sheila ^a   Parker, Lindsey ^a   Mangone, Carol ^a   McCrone, Susan ^b  

^a Community Health Initiatives ^*  (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Multimedia; Nutrition; Rural; Women's health

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846838593     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.31.1.4     Document Type: Article

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