Evaluation of a new nutrition education curriculum and factors influencing its implementation

Journal of Extension

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Hoover, Justine R ^a   Martin, Peggy A ^a   Litchfield, Ruth E ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EFNEP; EFNEP evaluation; Nutrition education

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350011579     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10775315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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