Focus groups inform a web-based program to increase fruit and vegetable intake

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 314-318

  Rolnick, Sharon J ^a   Calvi, Josephine ^b   Heimendinger, Jerianne ^d   McClure, Jennifer B ^e   Kelley, Mary ^a   Johnson, Christine ^c   Alexander, Gwen L ^c  

^a HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d Manitou Springs   (United States)

^e CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Fruit and vegetable consumption; Health maintenance organization; Internet; Patient education; Web based interventions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; TIME; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; VEGETABLES;

EID: 70350074890     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.03.032     Document Type: Article

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