Evaluation of a health and nutrition education program in primary school children of crete over a three-year period

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-159

  Manios, Yannis ^a   Moschandreas, Joanna ^a   Hatzis, Christos ^a   Kafatos, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Children; Cholesterol; Diet; Health education; Physical activity; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GREECE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENCE;

EID: 0032815289     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1998.0388     Document Type: Article

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