Health and nutrition education in elementary schools: Changes in health knowledge, nutrient intakes and physical activity over a six year period

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 3 A, 1999, Pages 445-448

  Manios, Yannis ^a   Kafatos, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Children; Health education; Nutrients; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL;

EID: 0032748372     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980099000610     Document Type: Conference Paper

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