Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 40, Issue 6 , Pages 374-377 , November 2008

The Feasibility of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) to Collect Dietary Intake Data in Low-income Pregnant Women

  • Eileen R. Fowles, PhD, RNC

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Eileen R. Fowles, PhD, RNC, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, 1700 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701-1499; Phone: (512) 232-5788; Fax: (512) 475-9179
    • ,
  • Breine Gentry, MS, RD

      Affiliations

    • Order of Saint Francis Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois

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 This study was funded by a University Research Grant from Illinois State University. The work was conducted while the first author was employed by the Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois.

PII: S1499-4046(07)00979-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2007.08.015

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 40, Issue 6 , Pages 374-377 , November 2008

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