Development and application of a simple and powerful tool for nutrition and lifestyle education for the Italian general population by general practitioners and family paediatricians

Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-144

  Festi, Davide ^a   Colecchia, Antonio ^a   Pini, Susy ^a   Scaioli, Eleonora ^a   Maffeis, Claudio ^b   Coccheri, Sergio ^a   Petroni, M Letizia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiological survey; Food frequency questionnaire; Lifestyle questionnaire; Nutrition education; Nutritional counselling

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIETARY INTAKE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; OBESITY; PEDIATRICIAN; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 76649093255     PISSN: 1973798X     EISSN: 19737998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12349-009-0047-2     Document Type: Article

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