Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 40, Issue 6 , Pages 392-398 , November 2008

Predictors of Intention to Eat 2.5 Cups of Vegetables among Ninth-grade Students Attending Public High Schools in Eastern North Carolina

  • Roman Pawlak, PhD, RD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for Correspondence: Roman Pawlak, PhD, RD, Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Rivers West 337, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858-4353; Phone: (252) 328-2350
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  • Brenda Malinauskas, PhD, RD

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 Research described in this manuscript was paid for by a grant from the Lincoln foodservice grant and the Child Nutrition Foundation of the School Nutrition Association.

PII: S1499-4046(07)01090-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2007.11.002

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 40, Issue 6 , Pages 392-398 , November 2008

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