Online Continuing Education Course Enhances Nutrition and Health Professionals' Knowledge of Food Safety Issues of High-Risk Populations

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 107, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1333-1338

  Wallner, Stephanie ^a   Kendall, Patricia ^a   Hillers, Virginia ^a   Bradshaw, Eva ^a   Medeiros, Lydia C ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DIETETICS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DIETETICS; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 34547118808     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2007.05.014     Document Type: Article

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