Validity and Reliability of a Nutrition Knowledge Survey for Assessment in Elementary School Children

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 452-456

  Gower, Jared R ^a   Moyer Mileur, Laurie J ^a   Wilkinson, Robert D ^a   Slater, Hillarie ^a   Jordan, Kristine C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STUDENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOLS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STUDENTS;

EID: 76849111722     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2009.11.017     Document Type: Article

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