Development and Validation of a 49-Item Sports Nutrition Knowledge Instrument (49-SNKI) for Adult Athletes, Karpinski, Christine A.; Dolins, Karen Reznik; Bachman, Jessica. Topics in Clinical Nutrition. 34(3):174-185, July/September 2019. https://journals.lww.com/topicsinclinicalnutrition/pages/default.aspx Using a validated tool is a key step in designing educational…
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