Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 39, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S167-S170 , September 2007

Reliability of the ecSatter Inventory as a Tool to Measure Eating Competence

  • Jodi L. Stotts, MS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Jodi Stotts, MS, Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 135 East Nittany Avenue, Suite 405, State College, PA 16801; Phone: (814) 865-7629; Fax: (814) 865-9046
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  • Barbara Lohse, PhD, RD

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 This study was funded by USDA/Food and Nutrition Service through PENNSYLVANIA NUTRITION EDUCATION TRACKS as part of Food Stamp Nutrition Education.An author of this article (Lohse), is also the Guest Editor for this issue, and is on the JNEB staff as Associate Editor, Research, Reports and GEMs. Review of this article was handled, exclusively, by the Editor-in-Chief to minimize conflict of interest.

PII: S1499-4046(07)00288-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2007.03.091

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 39, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S167-S170 , September 2007