Food choice and school meals: Primary schoolchildren's perceptions of the healthiness of foods and the nutritional implications of food choices

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 413-432

  Noble, Carol ^a   Corney, Michael ^c   Eves, Anita ^b   Kipps, Michael ^b   Lumbers, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Children's food; Healthiness; Perceptions; Preferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034358349     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0278-4319(00)00038-4     Document Type: Article

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