A national survey of the diet of children aged 13-14 years living in urban areas of the United Kingdom

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-51

  Hackett, A F ^a,b   Kirby, S ^a   Howie, M ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Sch of Educ and Community Studies   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BMI; Children; Diet; Free school meals

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD NUTRITION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0030882404     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-277X.1997.00491.x     Document Type: Article

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