Food and activity in out of school hours care in Victoria

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-27

  Thompson, Ernestine ^a   Cooper, Catherine ^a   Flanagan, Claire ^b   Crawford, David ^c   Worsley, Anthony ^c  

^a NATIONAL HEART FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Adelaide Produce Markets Limited   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child care; Child nutrition; Health promotion; Physical activity; Population; School age children

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644788734     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2006.00018.x     Document Type: Article

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