School based programmes on obesity: Increase knowledge about nutrition but do not change eating habits by much

British Medical Journal

Volumn 323, Issue 7320, 2001, Pages 1018-1019

  Atkinson, R L ^a   Nitzke, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; CURRICULUM; DIET THERAPY; EATING HABIT; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ENGLAND; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; OBESITY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0035802647     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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