School Breakfast Program and School Performance

American Journal of Diseases of Children

Volumn 143, Issue 10, 1989, Pages 1234-1239

  Sampson, Amy E ^b,e   Weitzman, Michael ^a,c,d   Kayne, Herb ^c  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ABSENTEEISM; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOOD SERVICES; HUMAN; POVERTY; SCHOOLS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024420144     PISSN: 0002922X     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150220142035     Document Type: Article

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