Nutrition and health education intervention for student volunteers: Topic-wise assessment of impact using a non-parametric test

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 131-136

  Vijayapushpam, T ^a   Antony, Grace Maria ^a   Subba Rao, G M ^a   Raghunatha Rao, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

Non parametric test; Nutrition and health education; Student volunteers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75149174237     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980009990255     Document Type: Article

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