Dietary habits and effect of two different educational tools on nutrition knowledge of school going adolescent girls in Hyderabad, India

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1081-1085

  Raghunatha Rao, D ^a   Vijayapushpam, T ^a   Subba Rao, G M ^a   Antony, G M ^a   Sarma, K V R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BEVERAGE; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVENTION STUDY; MASS MEDIUM; MILLET; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; DIET SURVEYS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDIA; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34548585400     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602622     Document Type: Article

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