Family credit and uptake of school meals in primary school

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 98-106

  Somerville, Sheena M ^a   Rona, Roberto J ^a   Chinn, Susan ^a   Qureshi, Sameena ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

England; ethnic groups; food services; schools; social security; socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD WELFARE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LAW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MEAL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; ETHNIC GROUPS; FOOD SERVICES; HUMANS; POVERTY AREAS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0029874499     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024469     Document Type: Article

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