Increasing children's fruit and vegetable consumption: A peer-modelling and rewards-based intervention

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1649-1660

  Horne, P J ^a   Tapper, K ^b   Lowe, C F ^a   Hardman, C A ^a   Jackson, M C ^a   Woolner, J ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Diet; Food habits; Fruit; Health Behaviour; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETABLE;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SERVICES; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 11144270405     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602024     Document Type: Article

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