Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 41, Issue 5 , Pages 374-376 , September 2009

Your Guide to Diet and Diabetes: Web-based Diabetes Education Tailored to Hispanics

  • Summer J. Porter, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Summer Porter, 260 Bevier Hall MC-238, 905 S. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801; Phone: (815)708-9298 ; Fax: (217) 244-4498
    • ,
  • Karen M. Chapman-Novakofski, PhD, RD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
    • University of Illinois Extension, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
    • ,
  • Jane A. Scherer, MS

      Affiliations

    • University of Illinois Extension, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

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 The second author of this article (Chapman-Novakofski) serves on the JNEB staff as Editor-in-Chief. Review of this article was handled, exclusively, by the Section Editors to minimize conflict of interest.This project was funded by Illinois AMVETS (American Veterans), Springfield, IL.

PII: S1499-4046(09)00222-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2009.04.003

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 41, Issue 5 , Pages 374-376 , September 2009

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