A quantitative assessment of the cultural knowledge, attitudes, and experiences of junior and senior dietetics students

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 464-472

  McArthur, Laura H ^a   Greathouse, Karen R ^a   Smith, Erskine R ^a   Holbert, Donald ^b  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural competence; Dietetics students; Survey research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIETETICS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADULT; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DIETETICS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS;

EID: 80855131418     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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