Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 222-230 , July 2009

Changes in Nurse Practitioners' Knowledge and Behaviors Following Brief Training on the Healthy Eating and Activity Together (HEAT) Guidelines

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doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2008.03.002

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 222-230 , July 2009