Nutrition education in Chilean primary schools

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 2 SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages

  Olivares, Sonia ^a   Zacarías, Isabel ^a   Andrade, Margarita ^a   Kain, Juliana ^a   Lera, Lydia ^a   Vio, Fernando ^a   Morón, Cecilio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nutrition education; School children

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; EDUCATION; FOOD INTAKE; NUTRITION;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21344445905     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265050262s208     Document Type: Article

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