A Randomized Trial of a Tailored, Self-Help Dietary Intervention: The Puget Sound Eating Patterns Study
Preventive MedicinePublished 1 October 2000
Alan R. Kristal, Susan J. Curry, Ann L. Shattuck, Ziding Feng, Sue Li
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Tailored, self-help interventions can effectively promote dietary change among both men and women and among younger as well as older adults.
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Tailored, self-help interventions can effectively promote dietary change among both men and women and among younger as well as older adults.
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