African-American Students' Perceptions of Their Majors, Future Professions, and the Dietetics Major and Profession: A Qualitative Analysis

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1192-1197

  Felton, Teena M ^a   Nickols Richardson, Sharon M ^a   Serrano, Elena ^a   Hosig, Kathy W ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; DIETETICS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MANPOWER; MINORITY GROUP; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALTRUISM; AWARENESS; CAREER CHOICE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DIETETICS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PERCEPTION; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45449110612     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2008.04.022     Document Type: Article

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