A Short-Term Intervention Improves Nutrition Attitudes in Low-Income Women Through Nutrition Education Relating to Financial Savvy

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 205-223

  Rustad, Claire ^a   Smith, Chery ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes; financial savvy; food insecurity; low income; nutrition education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCOME; NUTRITION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866292448     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2012.707099     Document Type: Article

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