Encouraging consumption of fruit and vegetables by young people through school-based interventions

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 122-125

  Acheampong, Rufina ^a,b   Woolfe, Jenny ^a   Levy, Louis ^a  

^a FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b Nutr Div at the Food Std Agency   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet; School based interventions; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037929516     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2003.9655866     Document Type: Article

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