Healthier futures: Primary care nurses’ food knowledge and patient advice

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 397-403

  Lyon, Phil ^a   Alho, Eija Riitta ^b   Hillman, Marjatta ^c   Colquhoun, Anne ^d  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^c Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food knowledge; Health promotion; Primary care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879706346     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2007.00585.x     Document Type: Article

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