Nutritional knowledge and attitudes in athletes with physical disabilities

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 99-105

  Rastmanesh, Reza ^a   Taleban, Furugh Azam ^a   Kimiagar, Masood ^a   Mehrabi, Yadolah ^a   Salehi, Moosa ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diet; Nutrition education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; HEALING; HUMAN; IRAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RECORDING; SPORT INJURY;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS;

EID: 34250023710     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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