Commitment to health: A predictor of dietary change

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 19-20, 2011, Pages 2830-2836

  Kelly, Cynthia W ^a  

^a XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Commitment to Health Theory; Confidence; Dietary health; Importance; Stages of change

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 80052598187     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03654.x     Document Type: Article

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